"I think they have lasagna pans in the UK," he said, grabbing the aforementioned pan. He spun her around and kissed her, till she loosened her grip on the pan.
"No fair," Hannah murmured. "I would have put it away if you had just asked me to." She pouted up at him.
He leaned in to kiss her again. He loved the feel of her soft, full lips. As her arms wound around his neck, he nibbled at her lower lip. His tongue slid in and entwined with hers. Then both of them jumped as the lasagna pan clattered to the floor from his own loosened grasp.
Hannah burst into giggles. "Well, we know one thing," she said solemnly, eyes alight with laughter, "It lives up to the 'its unbreakable' advertising hype!"
Colby grinned as he swung her up into his arms, "We can pack later..."
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The days leading up to the departure date swirled by in a hurry for Colby. There were tons of details to either wrap up or hand off to the agent who would be taking his place on the team while he was gone. Don was just as busy, if not busier. He was handing the reins of the team over to Megan, and they both had to decide which responsibilities to hand off to the agent who would fill Don's place for that month.
Rilla had gifted all three of them with business class upgrades. Don had resisted it at first, but now that they were done with the Los Angeles to Chicago segment of the flight, even Don was glad that Rilla had been persuasive. The four hour segment from Los Angeles was just barely bearable. Colby wasn't looking forward to the next eight hours from Chicago to London. They had a few hours between flights in Chicago and were stretching their legs, when a familiar soft voice greeted them, "Colby. Don. Oh, Hannah, you look fabulous!"
Hannah jumped up with a laugh, "Rilla! Oh, what a coincidence! What are you doing here?" They hugged as Jared, Rilla's husband looked on indulgently.
Colby hugged and kissed Rilla affectionately, "This can't be a coincidence. Where are you two off to?"
"Caught me," Rilla laughed, eyes glowing with happiness, "It's just a long weekend in the Caribbean. I knew you were connecting through here so I talked Jared into walking by this gate. Just to see if you were here."
"I'm quite positive she planned our flights so we could do this," Jared observed dryly, his eyes twinkling in amusement at the guilty look on Rilla's face.
Don laughed, "I have to thank you, for those upgrades. I'm not sure I could handle another eight hours without them." He paused, "Well, I guess I could, I just would have been uncomfortable."
"And unbearable at the end of it," Colby said wryly. "And since I'd be on the receiving end of it, not Hannah, I'm eternally grateful to you, Rilla."
Rilla laughed softly at the chagrined look on Don's face. She hugged him affectionately, "How's Robin? I miss working with her."
Don smiled tentatively, "She's... fine. She misses you too."
Rilla took them into the airline lounge where they could wait more comfortably, and they spent a more pleasant layover than they had anticipated.
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Colby and Don looked on in amusement as Hannah peeked into the first class cabin. They'd been happy with their seats in business class. They were roomy and reclined further than economy class seats. "Their seats turn into beds!" Hannah whispered excitedly to Colby who laughed and planted a kiss on her willing lips.
Don groaned. They did that all the time. He wasn't sure if he was going to be able to tolerate it all month.
Hannah looked apologetic, but it didn't faze Colby in the least. Colby laughed as Don put on the Bose sound-cancelling headsets that the flight attendents had handed out to business class passengers, and closed his eyes.
A couple of hours later, the activity in the plane settled down as the passengers either opted to watch the movies or to sleep.
Colby grinned suddenly.
"What?" Hannah looked around curiously. "I don't see anything."
"Exactly." He unbuckled her seatbelt, grabbed her hand and dragged her to the restroom. She giggled as he crowded in with her.
"These are a little bigger than the domestic ones," she murmured.
"Thank goodness," then his mouth claimed hers, while his hands were busy unbuttoning her shirt. He swirled his tongue over a nipple already erect from the cool air, which made her gasp. He sucked on each nipple, she moaned low in her throat at the pleasure. He picked her up and propped her on the basin, parting her legs. He quickly unzipped his jeans and pushed his briefs down.
She pressed against him urgently, the need for him almost unbearable. Her hands were busy caressing him, her tongue licking and exploring his neck. She then moved on to nibble and suck on his earlobe. She gasped as he slid several fingers into her, thrusting and caressing her, till she was ready for him.
He thrust hard into her, and captured her mouth with his before she could scream. He continued to thrust hard and fast, bringing her up and over in a climax, before he climaxed himself. He pressed tender kisses as he helped her dress.
As they slipped out of the rest room, they startled a flight attendent, who promptly grinned at them. They could only return the grin sheepishly.
It didn't take long for Hannah to drift off to sleep. Colby drew the blanket over her and kissed her lightly on her temple. Then settled in to sleep as well.
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"Hannah! Hannah!" A musical voice called out as they dragged wearily out of baggage claim at Heathrow Airport.
"Eleanor! Oh, Eleanor, it's so good to see you!" Hannah dropped her bags and rushed to hug her friend.
Don laughed as other passengers looked at them in annoyance. They had stopped where Hannah dropped her bags so that they wouldn't be unattended.
Colby grinned at Don, "A laugh a minute. That's my girl."
"Woman, Colby, woman," Hannah said tartly, eyes brimming with laughter as she came back with Eleanor in tow. She introduced everyone, roundly ignoring the daggered looks the other passengers were giving her.
Eleanor laughed, "You haven't changed a bit, Hannah! Come on, let's get you settled in the car, so we can be on our way."
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Colby was glad of Hannah's wide-eyed enjoyment of everything, it masked his own reaction. He'd travelled before while he was in the army, but even on furlough, he'd never been to the UK. Things were different here. They drove on the other side of the street for one thing. He was amused at the cameras that Eleanor pointed out on the highways. These cameras photographed the license plates of the cars that were speeding and automatically sent tickets to the registered address. Three tickets like that meant a suspended license. There was a camera every quarter of a mile or so. He wasn't surprised that there was no speeding.
Still, she got them to the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square in very little time. That was another thing, pronunciation. "Grosvenor" was pronounced "Grovenor". He didn't know why they would put a letter in the word if it wasn't going to be included in the pronunciation.
They were assigned quarters in the South Kensington area. They received a subsidy in addition to the quarters, everything else was up to them. South Kensington was just a short underground tube ride to Grosvenor Square and Scotland Yard. The boxes they had shipped earlier had already arrived and been moved to their quarters. Colby was impressed with the efficiency.
The flats were small, like any London residence, but it was in a nice part of town, and it was clean and comfortable. They were simply furnished with the usual amenities. Hannah was happy with the flat that she and Colby got. It was just slightly larger than Don's. Whoever assigned the quarters had been kind to them.
"Do you want to unpack and settle in, Hannah? Or come spend the weekend in Weybridge?" Eleanor asked.
"I don't think it'll take us long to unpack, Eleanor. But, honestly, all I want to do is stretch out and get some sleep."
"If Colby will let you," Don couldn't help teasing. He laughed at the gleam in Colby's eyes.
"Can't keep his hands off you, can he?" Eleanor was amused, she'd already noticed that.
"He can wait. It wasn't very comfortable in the plane."
"The seats were very comfortable," Don began to say. Then, "Oh. Jeez, Colby, no way!"
Colby only grinned.
Eleanor laughed, "I can see it's going to be entertaining to have you lot around. Call me when you're ready. I'd love to at least have you over for a day before you have to start work."
Hannah hugged Eleanor goodbye.
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