“It’s not likethat.”
“You had better get to explaining what it is like.Now.”
“This isn’t a business trip about the Vegas casino. The next nine days are about us, our relationship, and ourfuture.”
I go from instantly pissed off to instantly melting. “Where are wegoing?”
“I’m not telling you. Everything about the next nine days is asurprise.”
“I don’t know if I can make it another six hours. I may die ofsuspense.”
“Please don’t die. We have bigplans.”
“Is that why you had Elizabeth bring my clothes this morning? So I couldn’t see them? Because I would have figured out that my new clothes weren’t Vegasclothes?”
“Exactly.”
“Damn, you are sly. Is it hot or cold where we’regoing?”
“Can’t tellyou.”
“Which direction are weflying?”
“Again, can’t tellyou.”
We’ve been in the air for over four hours and have another six to go. “We must be leaving the United States with that kind of flighttime.”
He smiles. “You’ll just have to wait andsee.”
I go through a ton of different destinations in my mind and decide that it doesn’t matter where we go. All that matters is that I have Tristan by myside.
* * *
I’mable to narrow down our destination when I see the beautiful Polynesian women wearing leis. “Tristan…”
“Welcome to Honolulu, mon bien-aimé.”
Oh my God. He brought me to Hawaii to propose. That’s why he’s been so perplexing about it lately. I just know that’s what’s been going on withhim.
I cradle my hands around his face and pull him in for a kiss. “I love you, TristanBroussard.”
“I love you too, baby. And this trip is going to be one that neither of us everforgets.”
Tristan pulls me close after we’re in the back of the limo. He leans over to kiss the side of my neck and my skin instantly prickles while something stirs deep within mybelly.
“If you keep doing that, I’m going to straddle you right here and now before we make it to thehotel.”
He leans back in the seat, and I can tell he’s fighting agrin.
“What? Are you up tosomething?”
“I have more surprises, but I’m nervous about yourreaction.”
“Moresurprises?”
A proposal. Surely, that is one of them. “Well, I can only think of one thing that could top surprising me with thistrip.”
“And that would bewhat?”
