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That’s how I found myself standing in the cabin with Kortney and Lara. The three of us had Cal in common. I hadn’t thought about that when my father’s driver had taken me to my mother’s house to pack a small bag. Though I’d finally moved out of her house and down to Florida, I did have a few things there along with a spare uniform just in case for times like this.
I should have known when I’d accepted to take Suzanne’s shift on a flight bound to Dubai, there was a good chance Cal would be captaining it. Only my head had been elsewhere.
When the man himself walked onboard, he wasn’t his usually cheerful self. He grinned, sure enough, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. Just when I thought he would snub me, as I was the last person he approached, there he was.
His smile had flattened, but his words were sincere. “I’m truly sorry, Jo. You deserved better.”
Then he was gone, leaving a view of Lara and Kortney glaring at me, as they’d noticed his greeting to me had lasted longer than theirs.
I turned away and caught sight of Jack who was assigned to manage first class and the cockpit crew along with me.
“Wow, someone looks awfully remorseful,” Jack said.
Did everyone know about Cal and me?
“Don’t worry, love. I’ll leave Cal to you so you can rekindle that thing.”
“We have no thing,” I said, but his grin said he didn’t believe me.
A peal of laughter stopped me cold. When my sister came into view, I wasn’t surprised. What shocked me was to see Grant in her clutches.
He worked for his dad, didn’t he? Then I remembered her words to me,I’m here to surprise my boyfriend.
I spun on my heels, unable to look at him.
“I guess we both have had pilots,” Sophia said as she sauntered over. She made it her life’s mission to one-up me every time she could. “Bring me a gin and tonic, won’t you.”
How would I survive a flight with not only Cal, but knowing the guy I’d shared a bed with was in a relationship with my baby sister?
16
Grant
The last thingI expected on my first day was to be greeted by Sophia.
“Hey baby,” she said, showing up out of nowhere as I made my way to my gate.
“Sophia.”
She slithered her hand down my bicep to my wrist. “You don’t want to be late.”
Several choice responses came to mind, but I couldn’t insult the boss’ daughter. An image of Dad’s face as he warned me about this inevitability popped into my head.
With every step forward, I felt like I was selling my soul. I was at war with myself the closer I got to the plane. Men had done less to get what they wanted. Was I that man?
“Sophia,” I said, stopping us short of the gate.
“Yes.”
“You and I aren’t a thing. If that’s a condition of my employment, I won’t be able to accept the position.”
Technically, I’d already signed all of the paperwork and I would have to resign.
“What? I’m here as a friend. If anything happens between us, we’re adults,” she said, batting her fake eyelashes at me.
“Mr. King?” A Skyland employee with the company logo of a wing cradling the company name approached. She probably guessed based on my proximity to the gate and my uniform I was the missing pilot of the flight. “We would like to start boarding. If you could come along.”
Sophia gave her a bright smile. “We’re ready.”
