The Navy Seal's Promise Read Free

also he wanted to have that hour alone with her to eat dinner more
than anything else. So if that meant securing the first available flight out of
here for Saskia so she could chill out instead of acting frantic and anxious
for rest of the evening? Then he was going to do everything in his power to
make that happen. Shit, an evening with her was worth a few minutes of tough
talking at the ticket counter.
    Jolly festive music was playing from at least half the speakers they
passed, but Luke ignored everything but his goal. He held out his hand and
smiled as Saskia clasped it without hesitation. “We need to hurry,” he
muttered, spying the already long line ahead.
    “You never did say where you were heading.”
    Saskia’s question made him turn. He reluctantly released her hand, letting
her fingers slip from his grasp.
    “Nowhere important. I’m just back here for some recovery time before I
head off again.”
    Saskia’s raised eyebrow told him she guessed there was more to his story.
“When you say recovery time…” Her sentence trailed as she waited for him to
respond.
    Luke grimaced. He hated to admit that he wasn’t bullet proof, even to a
soldier who’d no doubt seen her fair share of injuries and battle wounds.
    “I had minor surgery on my knee and I need to rest up a while. Nothing
serious.”
    She nodded. “And you already know where you’re going to next?”
    Luke shrugged. “I know the basics, but I won’t find out the full details
until just before we head out.”
    Saskia shuffled up alongside him as the line inched forward. “I have
another three months left on my tour, then I’m home for good.”
    Luke’s eyebrows shot up. “You’re leaving the military?”
“Yeah, it’s all over for me soon,” she said. Luke couldn’t tell whether it was
a good thing or a bad thing. “I can’t keep leaving my son, and it’s not fair on
my parents to have to care for him all the time. And besides, I never went into
this as a permanent career.”
    Luke hesitated. “His dad’s not in his life anymore?”
    Saskia’s eyes clouded over, a darkness passing through her, before she
regained her smile. “Let’s just say that we’re better off without him,” she
replied. “Jack’s a great kid, and he has plenty of people around him who love him
to bits. But yeah, my career plan kind of changed whenhis
dad walked out.”
    Luke nodded. He didn’t question her any further, but the smile itching to
spread over his face told him he liked the fact she was single.
    The speaker system crackled to life and he touched her arm, as if she
wasn’t going to notice the rehearsed voice speaking to them all. The airport, a
moment ago chaotic and loud, was more like a low hum as everyone awaited the
announcement.  
    “We regret to inform you that all flights are confirmed as grounded
until further notice. Please make yourselves comfortable and wait until your
airline has an official announcement as to when flights will commence.”
    Saskia groaned and leaned into him slightly. Her head fell to his
shoulder, like they’d known each other for longer than an hour. “I can’t
believe it,” she muttered.
    Luke awkwardly put his arm around her, not sure how to comfort her. But
he knew what he had to do .
    “How long do you have before you’re back in the air?”
    Saskia looked at him quizzically before checking her watch. “47 hours and
counting. Please don’t go telling me you’re going to hire a helicopter and go
all Rambo or something in the snow.”
    Luke grinned. “Good idea, but no. How about you take our bags and find a
table. I’ll join you as soon as I can.”
    “The counters are all closing.”
    “Trust me.” Luke gave her a gentle push to send her in the right
direction, wishing he’d had the guts to drop a kiss into her soft dark hair
instead. “I’ll figure something out, okay?”
    He nodded at her encouragingly. When she finally nodded back, trusting
him to give it his best shot, he turned and