e her family had a summer home. Rachel's father would realize that Rachel was gone at the same instant her pl

a wedding without a bride, no matter how little money mattered, was not a part of her father's plan. He needed to present a blissfully happy couple and

u. here. now. What on earth is the mea

e calm down,"

ry. It looks like you walked out on

arry him. I'm quite sure that he won't even notice the difference as long

could you pull something like this? Do you know what i

ou see that what's good for business might not be good for me? I know deep

al argument. "Daddy? Do you understand? Can you hear me? This is getting nowhere. I'm going to pursue my own life

e of the little perks you enjoy thanks to my wealth. We'll see how long your independence last

She had used her honeymoon ticket to get to L.A., so she had some time before fa

a private honeymoon. This is not what she thought she would be doing in her life, ever. From he

term stay, maybe even permanent, if she continued to feel the way she felt right

t to England would be boarding within the hour. She hit the ATM and took out as much cash as

d demonstrating her own power, she bought a ticket. She moved in a blur from th

nyway. Once she got to England, she would get settled and let her father know she was alrigh

lishly handsome man got on. He was impossible not to notice

seat and room for his carryon suitcase, backpack

e as he was trying to put it in a space

chel in the head. "There's no mo

ologizing for it, he gruffly said, "You're in my seat," an

k you are mistaken and I'll prove it in a minute," she

e about the typical politeness airline passenge

oversized, assaulting bag with

He came over and resolved it before any more unnecessary rudeness from the young man became a c

d that he would have the middle seat while Rachel would have the aisle. Once it was decided that Rachel was victorio

he would have chosen. Nevertheless this rude man came prepared with a soundtrack for blocking her out as much as possible for the rest

After a couple of drinks, she put aside her thoughts of the wedding, her father's threats, or the rude but gorgeous man and slept the whole flight. When she arr

she thought to herself, "and