Chapter 26

“About two hours,” the salesperson replied.

Ben looked at his watch. “That won’t work. I have things to do later. Can you talk with that lady and see if she can let us buy the car first? We can compensate her for it.”

The salesperson went back to Olivia to pass on the message.

As expected, she declined. She was buying a car to pick up someone and waiting another two hours would have defeated the purpose of it.

When the bargaining failed, Ben held the woman in his arms and comforted, “Sweetheart, why don’t we buy it together when I come back next time?”

She pouted. “You’ll be away for a week this time.”

He coaxed, “What can we do? I have to work so I can marry you! Here; let’s do this. I’ll pay for it first, and you can call a friend over to wait with you for the car to arrive. How’s that?”

She whined, “But I want to send you off too.”

“You don’t have to. I can take a taxi there myself and you just wait here for the car to arrive. You have to drive it today.”

woman looked happy again and teased, “Then don’t say

coddled her. “Okay, you

does

not concern herself with them any further and followed behind the salesperson to

salesperson quickly settled the

quite efficient. By two in the afternoon, she was driving

two of them made their way to the airport. After rushing all the way there,

go a bit slower? Do

at her with a baffled look. “You’re just too timid. Look at the time. Nathan will be

later. It’s not worth

her. “I told you not to come but

snorted. “Did you think I came to pick him up? I

him an earful now,” Olivia

hall of the airport and waited. Time continued to tick by and it was already

we didn’t have to rush. When has Nathan ever been reliable? Look; even the flight he’s on isn’t

fire—born to be in complete opposition

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