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coffee and pouring a bowl of cereal, her mind dreamily working through a funny conversation in her book. She was walking around in her pajamas when the call came through and she just assumed it was Nancy since her editor hadn’t called in several days to check in. Nancy wanted to know when Lana’s next book would be ready and was impatient for more details. Lana had been sending her chapters as she finished and Nancy was demanding the next chapter. It was flattering that Nancy was so eager and it helped drive Lana to finish the chapters as quickly as possible. She didn’t even bother to edit the manuscripts as she went, just getting the plot down on the paper, knowing she could edit them later on. The creativity was flowing too quickly right now to slow down and fix the nitty gritty details.
“Good morning, beautiful,” Victor’s deep, chocolaty voice came through the phone.
“Victor?” she asked sleepily, her hand stilling in the process of scooping coffee into the filter. “Where are you?” she asked, instantly awake. Victor’s voice was definitely better than a caffeine jolt.
“I’m in London but I’ll be finished with my meetings by tomorrow night at the latest. Are you free for the weekend?”
Lana laughed. “When was the last time I wasn’t available?” she joked.
“I could say the same,” he rejoined. “You’re like a drug and I can’t get enough of you.” He sighed and Lana could hear the weariness in his voice. “Okay, since we’re both free and I’m thinking about your luscious, sexy body against mine, pack a bag. Jimmy will drive you to my office and we’ll leave from there. Bring your passport.”
Her hand stilled in mid-air, coffee grounds spilling slightly onto the counter. “Passport?” That was definitely not what she was thinking about. A date, perhaps. The opera or a nice restaurant but packing a bag? And leaving the country? This was a whole new level that she’d never even thought of approaching with Victor. “Where are we going?”
“Hmmm….some place where I can have you all to myself for several days without interruptions. I’m planning on having my wicked way with you so be prepared,” he chuckled. “Pack for hot weather.”
She smiled into the phone and sighed happily. “Sounds perfect.” She didn’t care where they were when he talked like that. Her mind was already sifting through her summer wardrobe, which had been packed away only a couple of months before, to figure out what should be brought on a weekend with one’s new lover. “I’ll be ready.”
Lana quickly finished making a pot of coffee and settled for toast for breakfast since it was faster. She didn’t even bother putting butter on it since that would only slow her down. She wanted to finish the chapter this morning because a shopping expedition was definitely in order.
She spent the morning writing, then wandered through shops, finding great bargains on several summer outfits since the season was long gone. She loved imagining Victor’s expressions when she stepped out in some of the outfits. It was exciting to shop when there was almost guaranteed approval, she thought, smiling as she picked up a bikini and moved off to the fitting rooms.
At five o’clock the next day, Lana was packed up, her passport ready and available in her purse. She’d looked at it earlier and, sadly, knew there weren’t any stamps in it. She’d gotten it in anticipation of her honeymoon since Drew had been talking about going to some tropical island and relaxing. He’d definitely surprised her when they ended up going to Vermont for a long weekend. Since she’d only packed bathing suits and shorts with short sleeved shirts, she’d had to quickly buy a pair of jeans and a jacket for the long weekend in the colder climate of a northern climate.
Jimmy knocked on her door and she happily followed him. The man was very sweet, not allowing her to carry her own bag even though it wasn’t very heavy. She brought her computer, not sure if Victor would have to work. But she was doing so well on her book she didn’t want to miss an opportunity to work on it, or lose any ideas that might pop up while being in Victor’s company for an extended period of time.
As soon as she arrived at the airport, she saw Victor. Jimmy didn’t take them Kennedy airport but instead, she noticed they were going to a smaller, private airstrip slightly outside of the city.