SHE HALF-OPENED HER EYES to find a handsome devil peering down at her. She smiled sleepily. Something’s up ... Ordinarily, he just went about his business and left her to get up whenever.
‘Have you forgotten?’ he asked.
She frowned with concentration.
‘Forgotten what?’
‘It’s your birthday. You’re legal age now.’
She laughed.
‘I’m taking you up in the helo. Your birthday present is waiting for you. You have five minutes to get ready. Military time. Come on.’
Five minutes!
The rascal didn’t give her much time. She showered quickly, put on a white shirt, a pair of khaki shorts, and lastly, her very own pair of hiking boots.
She dried her pixie hair by shaking her head to rid it of excess water. The only feminine wile she had retained was dabbing herself with perfume.
‘Ready,’ she sa
