“We’re on our way to the airport and wanted to say goodbye one last time,” Paige said.
Addison stood and hugged her. “Thank you for everything. I know I’ve said it already, but there’s no way I’ll ever be able to thank you enough.”
Paige squeezed her and leaned back. “You know…since you’ll officially be out of the Air Force in a couple of weeks, TLC is hiring. I can put in a good recommendation.”
Addison laughed. “Thanks, but after talking to Braedon this afternoon, I think I’m going back to school to get my doctorate and actually put my degree to use.”
“What’s your degree in?”
“Psychology.”
“Well, you’ve seen how crazy we all are,” Paige said.
Addison laughed again. “Fair point. Are the rest of the guys stopping by?” She didn’t want to come right out and ask where Devon was.
“They left about two hours ago. They didn’t say goodbye?”
He left. He was gone, and he didn’t even bother to say goodbye. She fought to control her breathing. “No, but they might have stopped here and didn’t realize we were in the VIP lounge.”
Paige rubbed her shoulder. “I’m sure that was it.” Yeah…she didn’t believe it any more than Addison did.
Graham pushed Paige out of the way and pulled Addison in for a huge bear hug, lifting her off her feet. It was exactly what she needed at that moment. Setting her back down, he said, “Take care of yourself. Call us if you need anything.Anything, Addison—I’m not kidding.”
“I know. Thank you so much.”
He kissed her on the forehead. “Let us know when you get to D.C.”
“I will.”
Paige and Graham said their goodbyes to Braedon and left with a wave.
Addison took a deep, shaky breath and sat back down. Guess that answered her question whether Devon felt the same way. If he did, he wouldn’t have ghosted.
