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The flight attendant appeared next to the bad

“We will be taking off shortly, is there anything you’d like to request froalley?”

“What do you have?” Eric said, shooting Keira a cheeky sht attendant listed of the voluht just under three hours and Eric ordered a few dishes and soht attendant excused herself and pulled the galley curtain shut, they could hear doors being opened, latches being flicked and other sounds filtered back froalley

“You ordered a lot!”

“Once we get to the bus, there probably won’t be any food left and there won’t be any place open by the ti so”

“Good thinking”

“You’ll learn about life on tour Never turn down a clean bathroo for, or the opportunity to load up on snacks to stash” The flight attendant caet ready for takeoff She also took their pre- and post-take off drink orders Pro a bottle of beer in front of Eric and a vodka cranberry in front of Keira Aftersure they were buckled in, she disappeared back behind the galley curtain and the captain made some standard announcements Keira’s heart raced as the plane sped down the runway and her storound She wasn’t normally a nervous flyer, but she’d never been in a plane this small before Not until Eric’s look of concern, did she realize she was gripping the arainst the seat

“You okay?”

“Yeah, just not used to sritted teeth

“Oh yeah, you’re the picture of relaxation,” he said, laughing She balled up the napkin that had been under her drink and threw it at his head Perfect shot! It hit hirabbed her napkin ball and e the assault, she moved fro his ar thehed as the plane leveled off and they were no longer rocketing toward oblivion “See, much better now,” he said, his smile even wider

“Good job with the distraction Mr Newcastle” Picking up her drink and draining the last of it, the flight attendant was back with another round Keira sipped hers A slight shudder of turbulence hit the down, the red patch spread across her white top

“Da the noet and cold shirt away from her skin The captain l

et them know they could move around the cabin and Keira unbuckled her seatbelt “Do you think there’s a bathroom back there?”

“Yeah, probably Let’s go find out”

“It’s okay, I can find it on my own”