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thigh.
    He paid and grabbed the bag. "Come on. Let's get to the gate. Is Jackie already here?"
    "Yeah." I wanted to reach for his hand, but with us still being in Dallas, it was better if I didn't. We could play the couple in New York, but not until then.
    "Let's see if we can't get our seats together when we get over there." His eyes lingered on me as we walked back toward the gate.
    "What?" I could feel myself blushing again. Something about him left me flustered.
    "You're just beautiful. I haven't stopped thinking about you all week." He set his stuff down and extended his hand toward Jackie. "I think we've seen each other around the hospital, but I'm Kendal. Nice to meet you."
    "The pleasure is all mine." Jackie stood up and shook Kendal's hand.
    He turned toward me. "Give me your ticket and I'll go see what I can do to get us together."
    "No, just take my seat." Jackie pulled out her ticket. "Dana and I are sitting together already. We'll all check in together and the two of you can fit in our seats and I'll take the lone wolf seat."
    "No, you don't have to do that." I glanced over at Jackie. She was far too good of a friend. I hadn't even had to beg her with my eyes to help me and Kendal end up sitting together.
    "Yes I do. You'll owe me a favor in the future and those are priceless!" She smiled and sat back down. "Besides, I like to read on flights."
    "Sounds good to me." Kendal turned to face me, his dark green eyes moving across my face. "How was your week? As miserable as mine?"
    "It was okay." I reached out and brushed something off of his chest, just looking for a reason to touch him as often as I could. Eight months. Just eight short months and we could be fully together.
    A voice came over the loud speaker with the announcement that our flight would begin boarding now. Jackie got up and we moved into line, my friend in front of me and the sexiest man in the whole damn building behind me.
    "It's about to get much better." Kendal moved up behind me and slid his free hand around my waist, pulling me flush against him. The thickness of his arousal surprised me a little. A thrill of desire rolled around deep inside of me, warming me from the inside out. He leaned down and pressed his mouth to the back of my hair. "I've had a million dreams this week and you were in every one of them."
    I pressed back against him and cupped my hand over his, forcing him to hold me tighter. "What are we doing?"
    "I plan on showing you." He nipped at my ear before moving back.
    Chill bumps raced across my skin and the air seemed so damn hard to breathe all of a sudden.
    "Next!" The attendant in front of me reached for my ticket and lifted her eyebrow at me.
    I stumbled toward her and tried to keep my cool. It was going to be a long weekend, but I for one was more than ready for it. I'd been playing it safe for far too long and my life was a clear reflection of security. Time to up the ante and see what the return might look like.
    If nothing else, pleasure would be my reward.

Chapter 10
    Kendal
     
     
    She smelled so fucking good as I hovered over the top of her in the line. Every inch of my body was on fire for what was to come. Where I didn't want her to think that all I was interested in was sex, I knew without a doubt that we'd have to get past a few times in the sheets to let things calm down between us. A fiery passion I couldn't remember feeling before had me buzzing on a high I more than needed in my life.
    Dana glanced back and gave me a shy smile before walking down toward the gate that led to our flight.
    I handed the woman taking tickets mine and moved up behind my girl again. "It was nice of your friend to give up her seat." I reached out and slid my hand into hers, squeezing softly and pulling her fingers toward my lips so I could take my time kissing each of them.
    "You're not being very subtle." She turned and pressed her chest against mine. Where I would normally frown on a public display of affection, something was