The Airplane

She sat in her window seat overlooking the wing of the plane and watched as the people boarded behind her. Glancing at the two seats next to her, she said a silent prayer that they remained empty. The stewardess had said this was a light flight tonight.

As the last person sat down she let out a sigh of relief when the two seats were still unoccupied.  She moved the armrest up, readjusted her seat belt and looked out at the runway. It was nice to be heading home.

When the plane started ascending into the sky she looked to her left and found herself staring into the bluest eyes she had ever seen. He was watching the take off out her window. When he realized she was looking at him, he blushed and looked away.

Once the plane had reached its altitude and the seat belt sign was turned off, she leaned over to introduce herself . They spoke over the beverage cart and found both were heading home. He made a passing remark that the only thing waiting for him was a TV dinner and a cat. She laughed as her second silent prayer had been answered. After the cart had moved down the aisle he motioned at the empty seats and waited. She smiled and patted the seat next to her. This was going to be an interesting flight after all, she thought.

As he sat next to her she felt giddy, their thighs touching, hands brushing against each other as they readjusted the seats. Looking up into his blue eyes caused her to blush this time. He laughed and asked if she was alright. She stammered a bit and went for her water glass, thankful for the distraction. He leaned over and whispered in her ear how lucky he was to be sitting next to the loveliest woman on the plane. Suddenly the tables had been turned and she felt like she was in high school again. At that moment the stewardess stop by their seats, smiled and explained they only had one blanket left for the over night flight. He thanked her and set the blanket on the seat next to them.

To be continued.