Today
on First Kiss Friday, we welcome romance author, Adam Mann, and an excerpt from
his Sexy Contemporary Romance, “Love in the Air.”
Two passengers
find some common ground on a flight to Taipei.
Charlie meets
Sue-ling on trans-Pacific flight to Taipei after flight delays due to bad
weather, and then further delays mean a long stop-over in the transit area at
the airport.
Charlie decides
to stay at the Airport Hotel where he can get a shower and rest a bit, and is
helped by Sue-ling who joins him as she too is delayed by the weather.
Their in-flight
conversation becomes more than friendly, as they have to wait for their
connections, and a mix-up in the hotel bathroom exposes more than just her skin
as their relationship develops.
First Kiss
Excerpt
It was very
early morning when the flight arrived in Taipei, and Charlie walked with
Sue-Ling to the Arrivals Hall.
“Wait a minute,”
she said and disappeared into an airport shop.
“Here,” she said
a few minutes later, “something from Taiwan so that you remember me!” and she
laughed.
He handed him a
small locally made toy farmer.
As she was
standing close to him he kissed her forehead, and she blushed, but made no
effort to move away.
“Bathroom,” said
Charlie, and Sue-ling took his bag and said, “I’ll wait for you,” which was
kind of her.
She watched him
walk away, and made a mental note.
Tall, she
decided, probably six feet, brown wavy hair, slim build, intelligent and with a
lovely smile. She guessed he’d be late
thirties.
She knew he
wasn’t married as he’d told her during the flight, as she’d told him she was
nearly thirty and single, but she had also said there was an old boyfriend
waiting for her at home.
Charlie, for his
part, thought about this charming and attractive lady he’d met on the
flight. She was quite tall compared to
other Taiwanese ladies, kept her black hair shoulder length, wore thin gold
ring earrings, and was still very slim. But with winter clothes covering her he
could not tell anymore. Still she did
have a lovely smile with sparkling black eyes.
Sue-ling was
waiting for Charlie, and she gave him her bag as she in turn went to the ladies
washroom.
“Wrong way
round,” thought Charlie, “I should have asked her first!” And he admonished
himself, and when she came back she was a bit deep in her own thoughts. They walked on together.
“You have to go
that way, but I’m going over there,” Sue-ling indicated the overhead signs, “Oh
yes, here’s my mobile phone number so if you give me a ring sometime, and then
I’ll have your number,” and she handed him a small card.
“Good-bye
Sue-ling,” said Charlie, “thanks for your time and help on the flight.
Sue-ling smiled
and on tip toe kissed Charlie on his right cheek, and she walked away.
Charlie followed
the signs leading to the Departure Hall, but was still thinking about her.
He dialed her
number in his mobile phone, and it rang;
“Is that the
attractive lady I met on the flight from Vancouver?” he asked into the phone.
“No, sorry, I can’t
see her around here,” she replied, “but I’ll give you a call if I do.”
“Love in the Air”
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