I Bought A Plane Ticket To Surprise My Pilot Husband On Our Anniversary

in the city. The settlement was finalized, the house was sold, and the past was locked behind a brass key under a mat.

We hit the entrance ramp, and the truck began to accelerate, the engine whining as we joined the flow of traffic. The mountains in the distance were sharp and blue against the autumn sky.

My father kept his eyes on the road, his hands continue reading …