Book 2: What Happens Here - Chicago (What Happens Here Series)

Chapter 9 - Ethan

After Ethan and Jasmine cleaned themselves up after joining the "mile-high" club, he told her to wait five minutes before returning to her seat. He wanted to make sure that no one noticed their mutual exit from the bathroom. Although he'd heard that people had sex on planes all the time, Ethan didn't want Jasmine to feel embarrassed if someone had noticed they'd been in the bathroom together, or worse, had overheard them having sex.

This experience was one for the history books, and definitely one that Ethan would never forget. He had never really thought about, or cared about having sex on a plane before, but with Jasmine, he wanted to experience everything sexual that he had ever imagined. She excited him, and when she suggested they have sex on the flight, he was all for it, because he was finding that he really couldn't deny Jasmine anything.

He was completely in love with her, and the knowledge of that fact thrilled him. After Ethan left the restroom, he looked around to see if anyone had taken notice of him and realizing that everyone had been just as oblivious as they'd been when he'd first walked into the bathroom with Jasmine, he shook his head. No one had noticed their "bathroom escapade" because people were either watching the in-flight movie or were talking amongst themselves.

When Ethan returned to his seat, he couldn't hide the smile that made its way across his face. Jasmine was insatiable and even now, he could still smell her scent on his skin and taste her on his tongue. She was the best thing that had ever happened to him, and just knowing that she loved him just as much as he loved her still floored him. Ethan never could have imagined that he'd meet the love of his life during his best friend's wedding, and yet, that is exactly what happened. From the moment that he'd caught her scent, Jasmine Ellis had captivated him, and that feeling only intensified since getting to know her.

Jasmine was beautiful, but it wasn't just the way she looked, she was just as beautiful on the inside, or even more so, because she had a beautiful spirit and a kind and generous nature. After the night they'd spent eating burgers in bed, as they'd shared their life stories, he'd come to realize that Jasmine was the other half of his soul, and Ethan had never experienced that kind of connection with another woman until he'd met her.

Ethan was distracted from his thoughts of his incredible connection with Jasmine when he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. Glancing up, he noticed that it was the same attractive flight attendant that had approached him earlier. She'd said her name was...Stephanie...right? He gave her a slight nod but frowned slightly when she gave him a knowing smile. Did she know what he and Jasmine had been doing in the bathroom? No, she couldn't have...could she? Maybe he was just being paranoid? But if he wasn't, would she mention it? Would she report them? And what would happen if she did?

Ethan picked up the magazine that he'd bought at the airport before he'd boarded the plane and began to absently flip through the pages. He wasn't reading anything in the magazine, he just wanted to distract himself until Jasmine returned. And speaking of Jasmine.... Glancing down at his watch, he noticed that almost ten minutes had passed, and she was still in the bathroom. Before he could get up to go and check on her, Stephanie walked over to him and with an amused tone said, "So. Are you enjoying the flight so far?" When Ethan glanced up to look at her, it was in that moment that Ethan realized that she knew.

Fuck.

With a nonchalance that he absolutely did not feel, Ethan gave her a wide smile as he nodded his head, and said, "Yes, I am. Thanks for asking." Ethan glanced down at the magazine again, and checking his watch, he noticed that it had most definitely been well over 5 minutes. What was taking Jasmine so long? As he flipped through his Sports Illustrated magazine with Shane and his latest client on the cover, he noticed Stephanie was still standing nearby, so he looked up and locking eyes with her, he said, "Excuse me...would you mind bringing us two bottles of water?" With a smile and a slight nod, she said, "Of course. Is there anything else that you would like Mr. Daniels?" She gave him a seductive smile as she waited for his response. Frowning at her obvious lack of professionalism, Ethan said, "No thank you. Just the water will be fine." When she'd walked away, Ethan shook his head, because he'd never had a problem getting attention from women. If anything, the attention he garnered could sometimes pose a huge problem for him. The primary example being...Valentina Moretti.