Chapter Nine
It was three days later. Ashley was at the airport, planning a flight schedule to fill in her time since her early return from the mountains. Her boss was happy, since her trip had cut into his plans for her in the first place; and he was fast filling up her days with short hops to the small Northern California communities that the airport served.
Ashley was delighted to get back into her plane after two days hibernating in her house, wondering all the while if Jess would call her. He didn’t. She didn’t blame him, but she was still disappointed. She hardly had a right to be upset after the way she left. Getting back to work was better therapy than staying at home, so when her third day home rolled around, Ashley pulled herself together and went back to the airport.
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