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  I dropped to crush her chest with mine. “Please say you’ll stay. I can’t let you go again.”

  She kissed the shell of my ear. “I’ll stay on one condition.”

  My smile broke my face as I began to move. Thrusting once, earning a soft moan from her. “Name it. Anything.”

  She grinned. “You learn to dance.”

  Epilogue

  Nina

  “Nina?” Liam’s head popped around the door, sunlight beaming behind him. His skin was dusted with tan and ice-blue eyes matched the sea. He was an island god. An air god of Tahiti. And I’m a sap for being so head over heels. I made sure he continued with his regular checkups with his doctor for his brain injury, and liked to think I had a part in making him so happy.

  I couldn’t stop staring and he chuckled. “Earth to my sexy captain.”

  I grinned. “Sorry. What?” I threw my pen down. I’d been logging our bookings for the next month and couldn’t lie that I liked the distraction of him. Hell, he could distract me anytime and I’d be willing. Somehow my libido went into concord overdrive whenever he was around. Not to mention how proud I was of him.

  We’d expanded our fleet from two Short 360’s to four in just five months of being here. Poppins Paradise Charters was booming, and giddiness filled me. In just five months, my life had gone from wallowing in blacks and browns to dancing in open sky blues and sunset gold.

  Excitement bubbled in my veins. Joslyn was due to arrive any moment to spend some time with us, and I couldn’t wait. She’d squealed in joy when I called to tell her where I was and with whom. I’d been right that she hadn’t missed me when I left the celebrations. She and Theo had hooked up but he couldn’t take the time off to visit with her. Hopefully next time.

  Liam grinned. “I need some lunch, woman. The local market just hauled in a bunch of crab. They’re having a barbeque on the beach.” He stalked into the tiny office and grabbed my hand. “We’re going to stuff our faces, then deal with the six p.m. flight to Bora Bora.” He kissed me. “And after, I’m going to have you naked in the ocean.”

  My body clenched and I allowed him to sweep me into his arms and kiss me harder. I was breathless when he stopped. It took me a moment to screw my business head back on and ignore the lust flowing languidly in my blood. I laughed. “You do realise your sister will expect you to be in proper pilot attire not a floral shirt and cargo shorts.”

  He chuckled, pointing to his breast pocket. “Hey, it has our logo on it.”

  I ran my fingertip over the embossed stitching and sighed happily. The black umbrella with its glowing sun and palm trees was odd, but it fit us.

  I didn’t think I could wait till tonight to have him. Ever since I took the leap and got on the plane to move to Tahiti, I’d been in a world that left reality behind. Those days we spent together in dream-Samoa ruled. We didn’t let petty arguments get in the way. We spoke our minds. Our hearts. We lived as if we’d wake up any moment and have it all snatched away. Even at the thought icy-terror made me tremble. Never again. I never wanted to go through the confusion and unhappiness of waking from a coma again. To wake and find my dreams were better than life. My goal was to create a reality so perfect I never needed to conjure new and alternative dimensions.

  I pushed past Liam, tugging his shirt.

  “Where exactly are you taking me?” His eyes glittered with happiness as I didn’t let up the pace.

  “When did you say the next flight left?”

  “Six. Why?”

  “Uh huh. And you’re sure you want crab on the beach?”

  He laughed, following behind with my grip on his uniform. “Well… now I’m not so sure. You’re making me hungry for other things.”

  My heart flip-flopped and I threw a grin over my shoulder. “Good. I’m hungry, too. Starving in fact.”

  Suddenly, it wasn’t me tugging him anymore. He grabbed my hand and we practically bolted through the empty grass strip. The first aircraft Liam had leased waited patiently for its crew and passengers. Blissfully empty for the next two hours.

  The stairs were down and I scooted up quickly. Liam on my heels. He tuned and hoisted the door, locking us in.

  “When do you sit your final exam again?” I asked, as he hunted me down the aisle. I kept backing up, counting the seat backs as I dodged grasping range.

  He tilted his head, enjoying stalking me. “I sit my final one tomorrow. Then you have to hand over that captain’s seat.”

  I laughed. “I rather like having you as my co-pilot. I don’t think I’ll relinquish it.”

  “You think I’d give you an option?” He launched himself at me. I squealed as strong arms lassoed me and he threw me over his shoulder, heading toward the back of the cabin.

  “Put me down.” I hammered on his back, and then pinched his butt. “This is no way to handle your superior officer.”

  He chuckled and plopped me on my feet. He stared into my eyes and sweet, eternal love swirled in their arctic depths. I still couldn’t get over that we fell in love in our subconscious.

  “I’m going to manhandle my superior officer in much more lewd conduct, starting now.” He reached for me and I tried to stay in character and beat him off, but the moment his lips found mine and his hand found my breast beneath my floral pilot dress, I melted.

  “Guess what?” he murmured against my lips.

  I giggled, then moaned as his fingers caressed my nipple. “What?”

  His mouth fell to nuzzle my neck as one arm wrapped around my waist. His hips swayed side to side to a tempo only he could hear.

  My eyes widened. “What are you doing?”

  “You told me you’d stay under one condition… remember?” Blue-black locks fell into his eyes as he leaned down and captured my mouth.

  My heart flew as he flicked me out into a perfect spin. My uniform fluttered around my legs. I whispered in wonderment, “You learned.”

  His smile blazed with happy shyness, looking for my approval. “Did I do it right? I normally have incredibly bad rhythm.”

  I sighed with utter content. “Oh, I’m not so sure about that.” Thinking he had his tongue rhythm down to perfection. “You learned how to dance, for me?”

  His eyes widened and he froze, hugging me even tighter. “You should know by now I’d do anything for you.”

  I reached up to brush his hair away. “I know.” And wasn’t I the luckiest woman in the entire world? Fate decided we belonged together and it took our subconscious to show us how amazing our world could be.

  This was what life was about.

  Screw Reality.

  Ours was a dream.

  The End

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  Seline