They boarded the Jet and prepared for take off.
Julie went up to the cockpit to say something to their pilot.
She came back out and took a mental picture.
All of her best friends there with her, no problems to worry about, just enjoying being young. She closed her eyes and bit her bottom lip with a bit of a smile and let out a long breath.
~~~Flash Forward~~~
"Gentlemen of the Board, this is my Daughter Julie. You will get used to seeing her, she will be joining us in our meetings from now on. Julie, these are the Board Members."
"Good afternoon Gentlemen." Julie said to the Board Members.
"Miss Gaffney, on behalf of the Board Members please allow me to say, it is a pleasure to meet you. I am Kevin Jacob Gardner III."…He paused
Was he waiting for a response, or a comment on his name? 'As If!'
" I am, who you might say, your father's right hand man." He said with confidence and an air of "Yes, I graduated from an Ivy League College, world bow to me, I am a CEO in the making."
"It is a pleasure to meet you Kevin." Julie said politely. Guys like that leave her completely unimpressed.
His gaze lingered on her for more than a moment.
Kevin was a tall young man, about 26 from the look of him. He wasn't bad to look at. Okay, okay, he was a beautiful man. He was tall, about 6' 4. He had dark hair, brown eyes, and an olive complexion. He had a beautiful summer tan. He was rather thin, but not skinny. He was a stately figure among the older gentlemen.
"Please allow me, Miss Gaffney." He walked behind her to pull out her seat.
"Ok Gentlemen, the first order of Business…" Mr. Gaffney began.
~~~Back to Present~~~
Dean was sitting in the corner… just watching.
"So what are you smiling at Duchess?" He asked.
She snapped out of her little daze to meet Deans gaze.
"Oh hello Dean, you startled me."
"Seems I have a habit of doing that."
She smiled. She walked in front of him and sat next to him.
"Jules…are we…okay?"
"Sure why wouldn't we be?"
"Well you know, I mean before…"
"Oh Dean do you mean to tell me it is a big deal that you kissed a girl?"
"NO! I kiss girls! I've kissed a lot of girls, just so you know!"
"I am sure you have. So what's the big deal?"
"He looked down…You aren't just any girl" he said in a low tone close to a whisper.
Her eyes opened wide. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that I…" just then he was interrupted by Goldberg.
"Hey do you have anything to eat on this fancy jet?" He asked.
She smiled "yeah Goldberg." She reached (rather slowly) in front of Dean over to the wall. She let her self drop on his lap and she grabbed a phone that was sitting nestled in the corner. "Dimitri, could you please bring up the sandwiches and things. Thank you."
She hung up the phone. It will be here in a sec. Just then Dimitri walked through the back of the jet with a rolling cart of food drinks and goodies.
"You rock Jules!" Said Goldberg, and he got up and went over to get food.
Meanwhile, Jules was still sprawled out on Dean's lap. She turned on her side and looked up at him.
"So what were you saying Dean?"
He looked down at her into her eyes. "Forget it. Let's go get food. I'm starved!"
She looked into his eyes, and decided that now wasn't the best time to press him, so she would let it go.
I won't forget it, but I will let it go…for now. She thought to herself.