“What about your food?”
“Up to a certain amount is covered.”
“I’m looking at the Denver weather on my phone, and it looks bad. Do you think it’ll be just one night?”
“I don’t know. I met a pilot on the elevator on the way to my room, and he said we might be here for at least two days.”
“Wow. Two days—wait, you said you met a pilot? I’m gathering it wasn’t the pilot who flew your plane. Is he with the same airline?”
“No. The pilots on my plane are probably in their late forties, early fifties. This pilot is closer to my age, and yes, he’s with Sable Airlines.”
“Is he Black?”
“Mena, he is the most beautiful shade of brown I’ve ever seen. Girl, he stepped on that elevator and almost snatched my soul just by looking at me. He even has a Caesar cut with waves like the niggas in the nineties.”
“Damn. He’s nineties fine. I hope you got his number.”
“I didn’t, but he’s in the room next door.”
“Next door? Does it have an adjoining door?”
“Yep.”
“Aww, shit. My girl might come back from Denver walking funny.”
“Oh my God. Please, Mena. I’m not about to fuck that man. I mean, I probably will in my dreams, but he’s too fine not to be attached to someone. I know he has a wife and a kid or two at home, and I don’t do married men.”
“You didn’t check his ring finger?”
“No. Hell, I could barely take my eyes off his face. The last thing on my mind was his marital status.”
“It should’ve been the first thing, but whatever. You think you’ll see him again?”
“Maybe. It depends on how long we’re here.”
“Hmm. It’s about dinner time. You should?—”
“If you’re about to tell me to knock on his door, save your breath. If I run into him again, it’ll have to be fate because?—”
I was interrupted by a knock on my door.
“What was that?” Mena asked.
“Someone’s knocking.”
“Is that fate?” she teased and laughed.
“Girl, shut up.”
“Go see who it is.”
“What do you think I’m doing?”
When I got to the door, I looked through the peephole and saw Sylas on the other side.
“Oh my God. It’s him,” I whispered as I rushed away from the door.
“Oh shit. Open the door. I’m about to FaceTime you so I can see him.”
