Once I made my decision, I couldnāt wait to get home to call. The rest of the day went by at a snailās pace.
As soon as I walked in the door, I grabbed the phone and dialed his number. His phone rang 4 times, then his sexy voice came on. "You know what to do." Damn, it was his voice mail.
"Hey, itās Gwen. Sorry I missed you. I just wanted to say thanks for the roses and for making my birthday something Iāll never forget. Give me a call if you want." And with that, I left my number.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday went by with no word from Vin. Just when I had finally convinced myself it was for the best, the phone rings Thursday night.
"Hello."
"Gwen?"
Iād know that sexy voice anywhere. "Hi."
"Sorry Iām just getting back to you. Things have been crazy since I got back. By the time I heard your message Monday night, I figured it was too late to call with the time-zone difference being 2 hours between us. I havenāt had time to breathe, much less give you a call."
"Itās ok. So whatās up on your side of the world?"
"Nothing but work. The meeting that was scheduled for this weekend has been changed to next week. Iām flying in Wednesday evening and the meeting is Thursday morning. After that, my schedule is clear. Can you take next Friday off?"
"Why?" I asked hesitantly.
"I want to take you somewhere, just the two of us."
"I donāt see that there will be a problem with me getting off." Oops, Freudian slip of the tongue.
"I know for a fact that thereās no problem with you getting off." Vin remarks with a sexy laugh.
"Oh man, you are bad."
The rest of the conversation jumped from subject to subject, catching up on what has happened in the last few days. Before we hang up, he gives me his flight information and adds, "Iāll call you when the meeting is finished Thursday."
"OK, Iāll talk to you later."
"Later."
The weekend came and went, as did the following week. I told Jenn about him calling and what he had planned, or at least as much as I knew, which wasnāt much.
"Iāve got a suggestion," Jenn says during our conversation.
"What?"
"Since youāve got his flight information, why not surprise him at the airport? Iām sure he wouldnāt mind seeing you a day early."
"I donāt think that would be a good idea."
"Then why did he give you ALL of his flight info? He could have said that he flew in at 8:00 and not given you anything else, but he didnāt. He gave you everything. Trust me, he wants to see you. Why not surprise him?"
"I donāt know," I replied hesitantly. "What if he gets pissed that I showed up, or worse, what if heās got someone else with him? How would it look?"
"Who the hell cares how it would look? Just go. I promise it wonāt be a mistake."
"Iāll think about it."
Wednesday finally rolled around and I was nervous as hell about going to surprise him at the airport. I got there around 7:30, just in case his flight was early. I checked the boards and his flight was on schedule.
I sat down in the chairs to wait, picking up a magazine to read to pass the time. A lady came and sat next to me and we started talking. She was there to pick up her husband from a business trip and asked me who I was meeting.
"A friend who is flying in for the weekend."
She noticed that I was not wearing any rings that signified me as "attached", but commented on the ring that Vin had given me.
Running my finger over it, I replied, "It was a birthday present from my friend."
"This friend, Iām assuming itās a male?"
"Yes. How did you guess?"
"You have a smile plastered on your face."
"We havenāt seen each other for two weeks and Iām looking forward to seeing him again." That, plus getting my hands all over that gorgeous body of his.
And with that, they announced that the flight had just arrived and was taxiing up to the terminal. The lady got up and went to wait closer to the door while I stood back and waited. Everyone started to exit the plane, and then I saw him. He was with Mike, one of the guys from the trip. They were talking and laughing about something, and when people started to recognize who he was, they flocked around him. I stood there, unable to move. People were everywhere. Some were snapping pictures while others were trying to get his autograph. Mike was trying to clear a path so they could get out of there, but he wasnāt making much progress.
Then, all of a sudden, he looks up from signing something, and quickly scans the waiting area, as if looking for someone. Oh great, he must have someone else here in town besides me and heās looking for them. But when his gaze lands on me, a grin breaks out on his gorgeous face. He finishes what heās signing and announced that he had to go. He made his way through the crowd over to where I was standing, grinning the whole way.
"What are you doing here?" he quietly asked, reaching out to gather my hands in his.