PEN:
For your sake, I would.
The phone goes silent. Pen, like everyone else, is clearly worried about Kat. The bombshell that Darra and Zach dropped over two months ago has had far-reaching consequences for the entire family. And Kat held a ringside seat.
My stomach turns over when I think of Zach and what he’s done to Kat.
I don’t get it.
She chose him, yet he threw her away.
I jump as Kat appears at the door.
“Are you coming?”
“Just answering some messages.”
“My brother?”
I chuckle. “Who else? He’s on warning, but I think he assumes he’s safe, at least for the next week.”
She smirks, and I breathe a sigh of relief.
“He is, then all bets are off. In the meantime, I’ve messaged Pen, April and Leah.”
“Ouch, low blow,” I say, chuckling, knowing that the Frazer women, born and married-in, stick together like glue. It also explains how Pen knew where I was.
I should feel sympathy for Cal, but he knew what he was doing when he set this train in motion.
“Shall we do this?” Kat says, sweeping her arm back towards the main cabin.
“Let’s.”
Kat turns and heads back, her long, glossy hair flowing loose down her back, her trim waist and tight arse are clearly visible in the leggings she’s wearing for the flight. I swallow at the sight. It’s obvious she wasn’t expecting company. I haven’t seen Kat this casual in over sixteen years. My cock begins to harden, and I close my eyes, counting to ten. This is my problem. She’s always had this effect on me, although these days, it’s purely physical, there was a time when it was mental as well.
When I re-enter the cabin, Kat is sitting back in her seat, her laptop open in front of her. She ignores me as I take my seat, setting myself up. When I’m finally ready, she looks up.
“This is what I have so far.”
For the nextcouple of hours, we work our way through the brief. When I said I wanted to be involved in this project, I wasn’t joking. Speaking to Kat, going into more detail, I’m hooked.
Kat exhales loudly and stretches her arms above her head. Her top outlines her perfect breasts. I force my eyes upwards, pleased to find Kat’s closed, so she did not see my slip-up. I’m going to need to be more careful.
When Claudia appears with some food and drink, we place our laptops on the seats next to us. Kat continues to drink water. Some of the exhaustion I saw in her eyes earlier has been replaced by sparks of excitement. She clearly meant it when she admitted she’s invested a lot of time and energy into this project.
We’ve spent time bouncing ideas back and forth. Not just going through my questions, but also discussing possibilities and what is currently available on the market. Kat appears to be impressed by my knowledge and insight. As the leader in this field, I have more contacts than even Kat is aware of and am privy to a lot of new and upcoming technology.
Claudia places our food in front of us.
I tuck into the beef stew Cal had requested for me, while Kat pushes her salad leaves around her plate.
“You really should try this,” I say.
She looks up, a little startled as if she was lost in her own thoughts.
“It’s fine.”
“Doesn’t Leah say, people who say they’re fine, never are?”
