Serial Novel: Falling in Public, Ch. 43
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Falling in Public
Chapter 43
Eddie shrugged. "It's all true - why wouldn't they believe it? Besides, isn't it your job to make people believe stuff that isn't true?"
Holly gave him a wry grin. "Well yeah, but I wouldn't call getting shot, kidnapped, and then crashing a plane all that romantic. My readers would probably get bored."
He reached up and trailed his fingers down her neck, and suddenly her argument felt hollow.
"What would your readers say if I kissed you right now?"
As if she were watching a movie, Holly saw herself perched on a doorframe in a tiny tilted hallway, her rock-star hero propped up next to her. It was surreal, watching him move closer as she closed her eyes and just knew the moment his lips were going to press against hers. The image vanished from her head as soon as he made contact, and there was only soft, moist, warmth that nearly overwhelmed her as she met him move for move. Leaning closer, she pressed against his chest, reveling in the feel of his arm clamped around her waist as he left her mouth and kissed his way across her jaw and down her neck. His breath was hot against her skin, and suddenly she wanted nothing more than to strip down and feel him flesh against flesh.
"Eddie?" She forced herself to open her eyes and started to pull back, but realized there was nowhere to go. "Eddie, we have to get out of this plane."
His lips curved up against her chest, kissing her one more time before he looked up at her. "I don't know. This is pretty cozy, don't you think?" The playful glint in his eye made her want to kiss him again, but she managed to refrain.
"Beds are cozy too, if I remember right."
"You remember right." He wiggled his eyebrows and carefully straightened, placing one last quick kiss on her lips. "I'll find you a bed if you promise to share."
She laughed. "Deal." Tilting her head back, she looked at the corner of the wall. "So how are we going to to get from here to there?"
Eddie reached a hand out and hooked his fingers on the edge. "Are you okay here for a few minutes?"
She nodded.
"I'm pretty sure there's a counter on the other side of the wall in the galley. I'm going to stand on that, and then I should be able to pull you out."
He reached out with his other hand, gave a small hop and started pulling along the diagonal surface. Holly made sure her footing was stable, and then tried to help push as he scaled the wall. When he got to the top, he swung one leg over and gave her a thumbs-up before disappearing over the edge.
It wasn't long before a length of rope came sliding down toward her. She grabbed it, looking up in time to see him anchored above.
"Tie it around your waist," he said, feeding out more until she had enough. She knotted it, then changing her mind, slid it up under her armpits.
"It will just ride up if I do that," she said when he looked like he was going to argue. "This way, less rope burns." She centered the knot above her breasts, then turned so only her toes were supported below. "Ready for me to jump?"
He nodded, adjusting his grip. "Try to get a hand on either side of me, so I can help."
Holly nodded, then took a breath, let it out slow, bent her knees and jumped.
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Falling in Public
Chapter 43
Eddie shrugged. "It's all true - why wouldn't they believe it? Besides, isn't it your job to make people believe stuff that isn't true?"
Holly gave him a wry grin. "Well yeah, but I wouldn't call getting shot, kidnapped, and then crashing a plane all that romantic. My readers would probably get bored."
He reached up and trailed his fingers down her neck, and suddenly her argument felt hollow.
"What would your readers say if I kissed you right now?"
As if she were watching a movie, Holly saw herself perched on a doorframe in a tiny tilted hallway, her rock-star hero propped up next to her. It was surreal, watching him move closer as she closed her eyes and just knew the moment his lips were going to press against hers. The image vanished from her head as soon as he made contact, and there was only soft, moist, warmth that nearly overwhelmed her as she met him move for move. Leaning closer, she pressed against his chest, reveling in the feel of his arm clamped around her waist as he left her mouth and kissed his way across her jaw and down her neck. His breath was hot against her skin, and suddenly she wanted nothing more than to strip down and feel him flesh against flesh.
"Eddie?" She forced herself to open her eyes and started to pull back, but realized there was nowhere to go. "Eddie, we have to get out of this plane."
His lips curved up against her chest, kissing her one more time before he looked up at her. "I don't know. This is pretty cozy, don't you think?" The playful glint in his eye made her want to kiss him again, but she managed to refrain.
"Beds are cozy too, if I remember right."
"You remember right." He wiggled his eyebrows and carefully straightened, placing one last quick kiss on her lips. "I'll find you a bed if you promise to share."
She laughed. "Deal." Tilting her head back, she looked at the corner of the wall. "So how are we going to to get from here to there?"
Eddie reached a hand out and hooked his fingers on the edge. "Are you okay here for a few minutes?"
She nodded.
"I'm pretty sure there's a counter on the other side of the wall in the galley. I'm going to stand on that, and then I should be able to pull you out."
He reached out with his other hand, gave a small hop and started pulling along the diagonal surface. Holly made sure her footing was stable, and then tried to help push as he scaled the wall. When he got to the top, he swung one leg over and gave her a thumbs-up before disappearing over the edge.
It wasn't long before a length of rope came sliding down toward her. She grabbed it, looking up in time to see him anchored above.
"Tie it around your waist," he said, feeding out more until she had enough. She knotted it, then changing her mind, slid it up under her armpits.
"It will just ride up if I do that," she said when he looked like he was going to argue. "This way, less rope burns." She centered the knot above her breasts, then turned so only her toes were supported below. "Ready for me to jump?"
He nodded, adjusting his grip. "Try to get a hand on either side of me, so I can help."
Holly nodded, then took a breath, let it out slow, bent her knees and jumped.
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