I smiled and hopped in my car.
Andrew insisted on meeting me at the airport because he had a last-minute meeting and it would be easier if we took separate cars.I parked in the extended lot and took the shuttle to the terminal where we'd planned to meet.
The concourse was teeming with people and I couldn't see Andrew right away.The thought that maybe he got held up at work and couldn't come danced through my brain.It would be easier.
"That's not the right attitude, Lexi," I muttered to myself.I needed to fix this marriage.For Ben.
Before I could dwell on it anymore, Andrew's voice called to me over the din.I pushed my way through the crowd and found him in line to check in.With apologies to the couple behind us, I ducked under the rope and stood next to him.
"Hey, you made it."
"You doubted me?"And with a monumental effort, I gave him a smile I hoped was flirtatious.
"Of course not.You're very reliable," he said, without looking up from his Blackberry.When he finished typing, he looked up and noticed the grin that was still pasted on my face."Oh," he said."Is that how it is?"His lips curled into a smile of his own and he leaned down to kiss me.
His mouth was warm on mine and he tasted faintly of spearmint.I took my time kissing him and enjoyed the response I elicited in him.
"Hmm," he said."I think I'm going to like Vegas."
I went with the moment.We needed to get the weekend off to a good start."I think you are," I said between kisses.
We didn't notice when the line moved ahead and it wasn't until the couple behind us cleared their throat loudly that we broke apart and shuffled forward.When I adjusted the shoulder strap of my purse, I couldn't help but see the look Andrew was giving me.It had been a long time since he'd looked at me that way.
Maybe it wasn't too late to fix this.