Free The Vacation: A Red Lace Romance by Katie Ryan Page A

planes, so she welcomed the complimentary bar service.  After a few glasses of champagne and a couple of shots of whiskey, Jenn was asleep before they even flew out of England.

The flight attendant woke Jenn up.  They were to be landing soon and she needed to put her seat up. 
    ‘I can’ t believe I slept through the whole flight.  That was amazing!’ Jenn thought.
    She tidied up her space, put her shoes back on, spread on some lip gloss, and ran a brush through her hair.  She filled out her landing card and checked that she had all her things in order.
    Jenn didn’t even feel the plane land, it was the perfect landing.  ‘By far the best flight I’ve ever had’ Jenn thought to herself.
    As she stepped out of the plane thanking the beautiful and gracious hostess she was met by the thick humid air of the tropical climate as she made her way through the causeway .  The airport was perfectly air conditioned, and stunningly beautiful.  Everywhere she looked she was surrounded by tropical plants and orchids.  It was a breath of fresh air from dark grey London.
    Jenn made her way over to passport control, picked up her luggage all in 20 minutes.  Everything was so efficient and speedy, people were friendly and things moved at a casual but efficient pace. 
    She was greeted at the arrivals terminal by Simon.  She hadn’t seen him in five years and he hadn’t changed much.  He was a bit more tanned, blonde hair, parted at the side, he was still muscular, but it was obvious he hadn’t been to gym in a couple of months.  He was a good looking guy, but Jenn was just never attracted to him like that despite her best efforts.
    They hugged like friends and he took her bag and walked her to the taxi. 
    “Well then, Welcome to Singapore!”
    “Thank you.  Wow Simon, you really picked a beautiful place to live.” The sun was setting but Jenn could still see how beautiful it all looked as they made their way through the evening traffic to Simon’s apartment.
    “So, what have you got planned for yourself Jenn?”
    “Nothing.   I didn’t plan anything.” She honestly hadn’t even though about what she wanted to see or do, she really just needed to relax and not worry about anything for a while. “I know I want to spend time at the beach, go to a spa, wander through the city, maybe do some shopping.  But I honestly haven’t even thought about it.”
    “There’s plenty to keep you entertained here, you’ll find something to do.”
    Jenn was captured by the beauty of the city, it was so manicured and pristine, like a live outdoor museum, every leaf, flower and blade grass was in its place. 
    “Oh.  I completely forgot to tell you something. I have a friend staying with me for a bit.  I don’t know if you remember him, he was at Sussex with us, Gerard, but did his Masters in Commerce, I don’t think you had any classes with him.” Jenn shook her head, she didn’t remember a Gerard.
    “ Anyways, he’s starting with a new company next month, so I said it would be okay for him to stay with me until he found a place.  I hope you don’t mind.  I have a two bedroom apartment, so Gerard’s going to stay in the spare one.”
    “Yeah, sure, no problem.   Thanks again for letting me stay at your place though.  Two weeks at a hotel isn’t my kind of thing.  I owe you one Simon.”
    They pulled up to Simon’s apartment .  It was a new build of three high rise apartment blocks with a common garden in the middle and surrounded by a pool, tennis courts, and a full gym.  It could have easily been mistaken for a resort.
    Simon paid the taxi driver and the doorman came to help Jenn with her bags.
    “ Don’t worry about it, Mo will bring them up for us.  Thanks Mo.” And Simon handed the doorman a tip for his efforts.
    Simon walked Jenn to the concierge desk. 
    “Mr. Simon, Good Evening” Vincent was from one of the neighbouring countries Malaysia or Indonesia, Jenn couldn’t quite decipher his