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The s for the ht off her face, and she looks at lance down at the man, who looks up at me with a happy smile I smile at him, and then turn back to Blue “Hey…was over there with Dax, Bishop, and Brooke, saw you over here, and thought I’d say hello”

“Hello,” she clips out, then pushes past me so she can reach the brakes She releases theain

I bend down, get in her line of vision “So…what are you doing? Out on a group trip?”

“Yup,” she says as she straightens

“Gonna introduce lance to theback at h and she can stop being mad at me for some stupid words—I don’t even really recall what I said that pissed her off in the first place

“Sure,” she says with a sugary sets the man’s attention and says, “Billy, this is Erik”

Billy looks up atwith joy and vitality He ser, and his head jerks a bit as he drawls out a word that looks terribly difficult for him to say “Hi”

Blue turns tomotion to Billy, she says, “Erik, this is my brother, Billy”

There’s no hiding the stunned expression on my face In a million years, it never crossed ht about her as anything other than a hot-as-fuck flight attendant who I would like to join the h club with

I recover quickly, though I squat down by the armrest of his wheelchair Since I know from observation he can’t quite extend his arive hih “Nice to meet you, Billy,” I say

Glancing up at Blue, I find her watching me like a hawk, coht make

Looking back to Billy, I tell hiood there”

He grins bigger, and his head rolls back and forth as if what I said really pleased him

Squeezing Billy’s shoulder, I tell hi you, buddy Maybe I’ll see you around”