“This is crazy,” she said. “The last thing I want to do is sit here, but if I can get a flight out, I’ll try.”
“Where are you heading?”
“Arizona,” she said. “You?”
“North Carolina.” He turned his head when Rob waved to them. “Let’s see if they’ve got your bag.”
“Oh thank God,” she said. She rushed toward the flight attendant.
“Here you go. You lucked out. They were just getting ready to pull the plane from the gate when I ran back quickly and stopped them from disconnecting it.”
“I don’t know how to thank you enough. I mean it,” she said.
“Sorry I didn’t let you get it while you were exiting. People say all sorts of things to not leave their possessions behind,” the flight attendant said. “Once one person is allowed to move, others take advantage.”
“I get it. And I was being pushed out too. You’re really a lifesaver.”
“You have a wonderful holiday,” the flight attendant said and moved on.
Saylor let out a gush of air. He smelled the faint scent of sugar from her candy hit and it made him smile.
“Looks like things worked out,” he said.
“Now I have to see what the heck is even going on. Standing in line to ask questions when there are no answers doesn’t sound fun.”
“Everyone is in the same boat,” he said. “I’m sitting here waiting for them to decide on my flight. If there is no answer in the next two hours, I’m out of here. No reason to wait if the weather is going to turn.”
“Thank you again,” she said, putting her hand out for his once more. “At least I know if I’m stuck here for a few days, I’ll be fine. I might be sleeping here.”
“There is a hotel attached to the airport, but my guess is, it’s probably filled at this point.”
“Hard to say,” she said.
He felt bad for her.
Cute woman.
Her long brown hair was pulled back into a simple ponytail. She wore jeans and sneakers, topped with a light fleece jacket, fine for a flight to Arizona, but hardly enough if she ended up stuck here. Going outside like that wouldn’t be nearly as fun.
Maybe she had more luggage, but the chances of getting that today were probably slim.
Couldn’t be his problem though.
He had bigger worries.
Like his mother if he didn’t make it home for the one holiday a year that everyonehadto be at.
3
MAGICALLY APPEAR
Saylor was exhausted and had been on her feet for two hours.
Even if she could have found out what was going on with her flight, all flights out of Denver had just been canceled.
The loud groans and screaming, the frantic passengers running throughout the airport trying to find lodging, taxis, Ubers, cars to rent. You name it, it was happening.
She was standing there wondering how comfortable the floor was going to be and what she could get to eat.
