She opened the door a crack. The figure outside was silhouetted against the hall light, and she'd have known it anywhere. The poker hit the floor with...a clang and she threw the door open.'Luke!' He dropped the hold-all that was slung over his shoulder and opened his arms, his face comically pleased at her reaction. She flung herself at him and buried her face in his neck. He squeezed her hard, and when he spoke his voice was hoarse.'Couldn't wait till the morning, so I changed the flight. And. And, of course, she’s really pretty.Anyway, it got worse. She did sleep with him that night, because she really thought there was something developing there in terms of an honest romance. She’d been working for him for six months by then, and to “celebrate” successful jobs, he’d taken her out to dinner a bunch of times. And of course he’d treated those like dates, but had been the consummate gentleman and all that. He was a con man, after all, and he was trying to sell her on himself. And he. But Juan put on a hell of an act if he was faking.I had a second chance to test the theory tonight.I had to admit, I was looking forward to taking Ivan out. He didn't dress up often, but the time I'd seen him dressed to impress, he looked like Russian prince. I liked that idea since I was hoping to royally fuck him at some point.I took a few minutes to look at my investments again. I moved a few funds to more aggressive positions. That may sweeten the pot, but it wouldn't solve my income. She’s been giving me a running narrative of everything we’ve done. She let me taxi back to the apron. I tried to hit the tie-down spot, but missed. She took over, made a little circle and then... “Checklist. Shut down.”I chocked the main gear while Cindy tied the wings down, then the tail.Thus endeth my first real lesson.“So what’s the deal, Terri?” Cindy asked me.“Doesn’t have to be a deal. Everybody flies and nobody has to force anybody. I know it’s fun. I like flying WITH people. But I wanna.