Free Rerouted Obsession - A Sexy New Adult Contemporary Romance Novella by Amelia Basinger Page A

on hold forever.
    A few minutes later, Jake flew back into the office.
    “Where do you keep the extra spark plugs?” he asked Abby.
    Abby put a finger up, telling him to wait a moment. She had finally gotten in contact with a human being.
    “So Jake, what’s it like getting back under the belly of a plane? It beats all those board meetings I bet,” Jim asked Jake casually.
    Abby looked up, nearly dropping the phone. What in the world was her dad talking about?
    Jake glanced at Abby, giving her an apologetic look, and answered Jim, “I like getting my hands dirty.”
    “Well, when we finish the sale, I’m sure you will get plenty of opportunities for that,” Jim replied, completely oblivious to the situation brewing between Abby and Jake.
    “Yep, I’m sure I will,” Jake said, pacing back and forth as he waited for Abby to finish her phone conversation.
    Abby hurried to finish her conversation with Sea-Tac, dying to know what exactly was going on. Jake didn’t look too eager to explain.
    Hanging up the phone, she turned to Jake.“The spark plugs are in the top drawer of the tool box in each hanger’s supply closet. What does he mean, ‘when you and him finish the sale?’” Abby blurted out.
    “Abby, maybe we should talk about this later,” Jake said, trying to drop the subject.
    “I won’t have time to talk later. Tell me now,” she demanded.Jake sighed. Abby took that as a sign that she wasn’t going to like what she was about to hear.
    “I’m the buyer, Abby,” Jake admitted bluntly.
    Abby didn’t move an inch. She was shell-shocked. The only thing running through her mind was that, hours earlier, she had been making love to a man she believed to be honest, trustworthy, and hardworking. Obviously, she had been very wrong.
    “Okay. I think it’s best if you go help the mechanics so that there will be an airport left for you to buy,” Abby said dismissively. She didn’t want to process this situation right now. Shutting down was her only coping mechanism at this point. Too many other things took precedence over her need to breakdown. Like getting flight schedules back on track.
    “Abby, I think we need to talk. Promise me we can talk later,” Jake implored, leaning over her desk, trying to catch her attention.
    “Yeah sure.Whatever. We can talk later,” Abby said distractedly as she furiously typed, her attention solely focused on the computer screen. She wasn’t going to dare meet his eyes. She wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of thinking that she cared.
    Jake, looking defeated, finally took the hint and left the office. As soon as the door closed behind him, Abby put her head in her hands, allowing herself a moment of misery before slinging herself back into her tasks. She should have known it wouldn’t work out. It never worked out for her.
    “This is why I had decided not to date anymore. They’re all the same. All of them,” Abby mumbled as she started getting back to work. If Scarlett would ever get here, she would be able to breathe a lot easier knowing that things would be getting back in order.
    Ten minutes passed, and Abby blinked away tears for at least the fifth time. I can’t get anything done with the screen getting blurry every few minutes, Abby thought in frustration. Even though the airport needed her, she couldn’t do this a moment longer. She was currently useless, and that fact made her mad. How dare she let a man affect her this way!
    Jumping up, she gathered her things together as quickly as she could. She had to act, had to do something.
    “What are you doing?” her father asked her with alarm when he saw her bundled up in her jacket and hat.
    “Sorry, Dad. I’m not feeling well, and I need to go home right now. I’m sure Scarlett will be here any minute,” she explained and shot out of the office door, keys in hand, heading for her truck. For once, she was going to think about herself first. She wasn’t making a difference at the airport in the state