Harper thought he was joking, but he didn’t crack a smile. That was a first. A man who was willing to listen. It was a miracle.

She ate more of her food. “I was traveling with my friend Meghan. Her parents gave us a vacation as a graduation gift. First time in first class. You can imagine how amazed I was. This older woman had a dog carrier. She sat in the row across from us. So, she asks the flight attendant if she could use the empty seat next to her for her dog.”

“Is that possible?”

“No. Someone was going to sit there. For the entire flight, the woman is complaining to her dog about him having to fly under the seat in front of her. Wouldn’t you believe it, the dog starts whining and doesn’t stop until we land. I think everyone on that plane came out with a headache.”

They both laughed and after lunch, she was brought a latte and cookies. “What about you?” She met his gaze. “Have you had any weird plane experiences?” She glanced around the jet. “Though, I don’t know what you’d consider to be weird in your own private haven.”

He shrugged. “Sarai and I were going down to Grand Turk when our pilot came down with food poisoning. He spent the entire flight in the bathroom.”

“That sucks, but you had a co-pilot, no?”

He glanced at her lips and she almost forgot what they were talking about. “He fainted. He had low blood sugar and even after we did what we could, he was out for the count. He’d forgotten his insulin at the airport.”

Her eyes went wide with shock and she gripped the glass of water. “What did you do?”

“I flew the plane.”

She gasped, leaning forward. “You can fly?”

“Yeah. My father was a great pilot and taught me. It went without saying that had I not had lessons, I wouldn’t be here today.”

God! She couldn’t imagine how horrible that must have been for him and Sarai. A world without Sebastian. Her stomach lurched. That felt wrong in so many ways. What was she doing? No matter how much she told herself not to, she was in over her head with him.

They arrived at Grand Turk midafternoon. A jeep awaited them at the airport. He got in the driver’s seat after they put their bags in the back and took off. The island was gorgeous. They drove down the highway that paralleled the beach and she got a chance to see the beautiful coastline as they traveled away from the airport.

After about half an hour, they went through what looked like a very small village. He stopped at a small market so she could look at the local art and crafts.

A woman rushed out of the market with a wide smile on her face. “Mr. Roarhart. Good to see you.” She hugged Sebastian and then turned and hugged Harper. “You have a wonderful man, miss.”

She smiled at the woman and blinked at Sebastian.

“Tania, this is Harper. Harper, Tania oversees my house. She keeps it clean and stocked in case Sarai or I show up.” He glanced toward the market entrance. “Where is Kristy?”

Suddenly there was a loud squeal and a little girl rushed out of the market and threw herself at Sebastian. He picked her up and flung her in the air. Harper’s heart stopped when she saw the little girl flying. But he caught her and instead of being scared, the tyke laughed and asked him to do it again. Kids.

“And this,” Sebastian said, holding the little girl in his arms, “is Kristy. Kristy, this is my friend, Harper. Can you say hi?”

The little girl pushed wild curls away from her face to show a beautiful tanned complexion and dark eyes that twinkled with happiness. “Hi.”

Harper smiled and waved. “Hi, Kristy. Nice to meet you.”

“We’re going to the house. If you need anything, give me a call,” Sebastian said to Tania.

Tania took Kristy from him and nodded. “It’s going to rain. Be careful.”

Harper glanced up and noticed the clouds gathering in the distance. There goes sitting at the beach getting some sun.

“Don’t worry,” Sebastian winked at her as if reading her mind. “I’ll think of something to keep us entertained if the storm comes this way.”