Chapter 28. Airport

Braxton

I know that the plane is about to land, so I won’t be able to hold her for long. She grabs her clothes and excuses herself to the restroom to clean up and get dressed. Already, without her body next to mine, I am cold and lonely. I want her here, in my arms, forever.

I pull myself out of the bed and get dressed, feeling the plane descend. Julia comes out of the restroom, her cheeks still rosy from our love making but looking as beautiful as ever. “We should go take our seats,” I tell her, standing and wrapping my arms around her. “The plane will be landing soon.”

“Okay,” she says, her voice breathy. She looks into my eyes, and I feel like something is different, something has changed, in a good way, but I don’t know what it is. She lays the palm of her hand against my cheek, and I lean into it, feeling the warmth from her palm radiate through my skin straight to my heart. Once again, I am thinking about forever with her. What would it be li