Chapter 16
I woke as our wheels touched down on the runway. I caught a glimpse of Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy making out onscreen just before the film cut to the credits. At least there, all was well.
I burrowed further into Alec, who had also fallen asleep at some point during the movie, and gave him a kiss on the neck.
“Wake up, sleepy head. We’re here.”
Alec groaned and started to stretch, jostling me on his lap. When I began to slip off, he put one arm back around me.
“Mmm. I think you’d better move over to your own seat, love. I can’t feel my own legs.”
“Aw, who needs legs?” I teased as I unwound myself from his body and shifted over to the seat next to him. “So, you’re a big Molly Ringwald fan?”
“Oh yeah, the biggest,” he said, rolling his eyes. “Actually, I prefer blon
