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"Ar? you ??ri?u??" ?h? fin?ll? asked.
"It wouldn't h?v? t? be ??rm?n?nt," h? ru?h?d t? answer. "It ??uld b? for h?w?v?r long ??u w?nt. It's just th? manager I h?v? n?w is l??ving in a few d???. With?ut someone ?l??, it dum?? a l?t on m? touring manager, wh? i? ?lr??d? busy. Y?u w?uld h?n??tl? b? helping me out."
Sky ?t??d and b?g?n t? pace. Sh? tri?d to gain ??ntr?l ?f her th?ught?. It ??uld b? lik? it had been ?n th? cruise, g?tting t? see Knox ?v?r? d??. Th?t th?ught ?l?n? h?d h?r ?t?m??h doing ??m?r??ult?.
But the ?rui?? h?d ?nl? been a w??k, what would h????n after they spent tw? ?r three weeks t?g?th?r? A month? Would th?? ?till feel the ??m? w??? Would they ?t?rt t? di?lik? each other? The ?itu?ti?n held th? possibility ?f being the b??t experience ?r th? worst.
"We would h?v? t? set some gr?und rul??," ?h? ??id. Th? victorious l??k on Kn?x'? face told h?r he ?lr??d? kn?w h?r answer. He ru?h?d t? h?r and spun her ?r?und in a hug. She ??uldn't help but l?ugh.
"You'll ??m??" h? asked, ?u??ing h?r f???. Th? brightest ?mil? Sk? h?d ever ???n ??v?r?d hi? f???.
"Y??, but..." ?h? ??id. Sh? tri?d t? ??ntinu? with h?r ??nditi?n? but she was ?ut ?h?rt ?? h? ??v?r?d her face with kisses.
"Knox!" ?h? laughed. She h?lfh??rt?dl? ?u?h?d him ?w??.
"I'm sorry, I ??n't help myself," h? said. He m?v?d in f?r m?r? kisses but she stepped b??k. Sh? kn?w there were thing? th?? h?d to ??ttl? b?f?r? she ??uld ??m?l?t?l? ?gr?? t? go with him.
"Fir?t off," ?h? ??id, "thi? i? ?nl? temporary until you find ??m??n? t? fill th? ???iti?n."
"Ok??," h? said. H? m?v?d closer to h?r.
"W? b?th h?v? to promise th?t if ?t any ??int we don't think it? w?rking, ?v?n if it's in a w??k, th?t I'll move ?n." He ???m?d r?lu?t?nt to agree but ?gr??d, lacing hi? fingers thr?ugh hers.
"And fin?ll?, I want t? ??tu?ll? w?rk and do my j?b. Th?t includes even when ??u ?r? fr?? ?nd w?nt to h?ng ?ut," she ??id.
"But, I'm sure m? t?ur manager w?uldn't mind h?l?ing ?ut a littl?," h? tri?d t? argue.
"Knox, I'm ??ming if and ?nl? if I have ?n actual j?b and I get tr??t?d like an ?m?l????."
"I'll h?v? C?lvin draw u? ?n ?m?l???? contract," h? ??id.
"S? you'll b? okay if I have w?rk to d?, ?v?n wh?n ??u w?nt t? ???nd time with me?" ?h? ??k?d. She kn?w th? ?nl? w?? this w?uld w?rk w?? if she h?d a j?b t? d?. Sh? liked Knox but she w??n't ?b?ut t? f?ll?w him ?r?und and h?ng ?ut until he was free t? ???nd time with h?r. She needed a ?ur????. If a benefit ?f th? j?b w?? ???ing him more th?n ?v?r? tw? months, ?h? w?uld b? h????.
"C?n I f?ll?w you ?r?und whil? you w?rk?" h? ??k?d.
"If you w?nt t?. But ??u can't be di?tr??ting."
"I ?r?mi??." He took a ?t?? closer.
"Th?n I think ??u f?und ??ur n?w ?r?m?ti?n?l m?n?g?r," ?h? ??id. Sh? l??n?d into him.
"I do h?v? ?n? question?" He l??n?d hi? h??d down towards hers.
"Hmm." She f?lt a bit br??thl??? being so ?l??? t? him.
"If ??u'r? ?n employee, ??n I ?till ki?? ??u?"
"W?ll, technically I think I w?rk und?r the tour manager, so..." She ?mil?d.
"Good, b???u?? I r??ll? w?nt to do this." Hi? h?nd? ?u???d th? b??k ?f h?r head as h? dr?w h?r lips to hi?.
THE END
Epilogue
Sk? ??u??d at the t?? of th? loading ramp and took a deep br??th in. Th? air smelled lik? h?m?, salt ?nd clean metal. Sh? ?mil?d, ?nd her ?h?uld?r? jum??d with ?x?it?m?nt ?? ?h? full? ?t????d ?nt? the boat.
Th? ?r?-b??rding fr?nz? was in full ?wing ?nd th? crew m?v?d ?t a quick ???? t? ?r?? f?r th? next week ?f ?rui??r?. Th? heightened ?n?rg? quickly ?w??t Sk? up ?nd she m?v?d ?l?ng the ??rrid?r? with a skip. H?r first destination was th? ?ffi?? of a ??uthful It?li?n m?n ?nd hi? m??d? assistant.
