Chapter 2
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We had the lawyer draf divorce papers before heading back to the hospital with the soup she’d brought.
As she approached the hospital room dour, she saw Harper frantically trying to take care of Min
Hisper was attempting to serve him a howl of soup but accidentally spilled it on him. She apologized while trying to clean it up, only to accidentally tear at his handages. When she tried to tend to his wounds, she grabbed the wrong medication.||
him wince in pain. Harper’s eyes inevediately welled up.]
Milo, I’m so sorry, i kume you got hurt this badly because you ran into that fire for me. I just want to take care of you but I’m screwing everything up, I’m sorry
flicker of helplessness crossed
ard Milo’s usually didant eyes. “You’ve been spoiled your whole life–you’ve never had to deal with stuff like this is totally normal that you dont know have to take care of someone. I’m just a bite banged up. I’ll be fine in a few days. Don’t worry about it, and don’t beat yourself up.
His words only made Harper cry harder.
“Stop lying to me! What do you mean a line hanged up? The doctor told me you have severe burns and you’ll never be able to fly again. That’s true, isn’t it? shring her tears, Milo’s expression grew.complicated [
He wanted to pull her into his arms and condort her, but as be reached out, he realized that wasn’t appropriate anymore
Instead, he grabbed some issues from the bedside table. “Actually, I already submitted my resignation to Delta. I was planning to quit this month anyway, so whether I can keep flying doesn’t really matter. This whole thing isn’t your fault. Please don’tery–||
Harper stared at him in shock, tears still streaming down her face.
“Yours quiinng Delia? Why? Didn’t you always say flying was your dream
ando was quiet for a moment. When he spoke again, his voice carried something the couldn’t que identity
Being a plot was never my
by dream. It’s because when you were eight you said that captain looked cool and that you wanted to marry a pilot someday so he could take you around the work himself 1 thought you’d remember |
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Harper hadn’t expected this at all. She couldn’t hold back snyre and thres herself into his arms|||
Mis frure. The hands that had reached out and pulled back finally wrapped around ther []
Watching this scene, Cliana Itike someone had just stabbed her in the chest–raw, excruciating pain.]]
She clenched brats until her uckles went white, biting her lip until she Lasted blood || Fighting to swallow all that agony, she quietly set her things by the door and walked away just as she reached the opal baby, the ran into several of Milo’s Delta colleagues] They were coming to visit. After some small talk, they asked about his condition ||
Elisa briefly filled them in and gave them his ream number
The crew was about to head upstairs when Captain Martinez got an oergency call and had to gather everyone back||
“Hey Chou,” First Officer Chen sud, handing her some papers and a fruit basket “We’ve gotio get back to JFK for an emergency fight. Cool you give our best to captam Blake? Oh, and this in his resignation letter–management already stoord uff on it. Mind passing, it along?
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there’s this feeling of being untethered, like I’ve lost my way completely. Recently, bearg about an old friend made me realite that maybe what ive been chasing kat Delta for three years. Every tune land in Australia, I feel this mrholung sea of less. When fin spin the clouds. the sky at all, but somesove. Now that she’s back. I’ve found my direction again, and I just want to come back down to earth ||
Clara had always thought his past was for the endless sky the trenbass of tight|||
She never imagined true nath had always on Harper Lenda.
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that day for years ago when Milo spoke at the Cornell career fair–confident and passionate, tabang about aviation with rich fire uchis
That was when she fell buy him, and apparently when he was working toward getting closer to Harper |
attiene, Ihow completely ridiculous.
had crot back, and it was i
it was time for her to get out of the way ||
Backbone, Eliana odled Harry, her fimmer Kachinas Irature classmate whood been
en trying to get her to start a Exshis line together.
Milo was always flying notes for Delta, strid put her design career on hold to be a supportive wife
Barry’s exrdemend was obvious even over the phone:||
Oh my God, finally) Remember how Trofessor Williams always sail you had the best eye for fashion trends in our entire clans? Everyone in the industry has been wondering when yord make your comeback. I’m Dying in from LA tomorrow to talk contracts. Let’s set up the studio in Manhattan–I know you’re married, so staying in New York makes sense for your family situation.—||
