She boarded near the end, took her seat in 14C, and kept her face down.
Then the plane pulled away from the gate.
Daniel’s voice came through the speaker.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain…”
Mercy smiled, waiting for the normal announcement.
But Daniel paused.
“Before we take off, I want to say something to someone very special on this plane tonight.”
Mercy’s heart jumped. For one crazy second, she thought he had discovered her surprise.
Then he continued.
“To the beautiful woman in 15C… you mean everything to me. I don’t want to hide how I feel anymore. Soon, we won’t have to.”
The cabin broke into applause.
Mercy froze.
She was not in 15C.
And Daniel was not speaking to his wife.
