A balloon! OMG!
She never would have thought this was what Trey had in mind. Her stomach flopped up into her throat and back again. Good thing she didn't scare easily, she thought.
A woman Robin guessed was somewhere in her thirties stood by the balloon, tending to its tether while a crew checked the sandbags holding it in place and steadied it. As they came closer she smiled and waved at them.
"Hi." She shook Trey's hand. "Glad you made it."
"Are you kidding? I've always wanted to go up in one of these things. Zoe, this is Robin Hanna. Robin, meet Zoe Tamarin Bradley."
Robin just stared. "Is this your balloon?"
Zoe nodded. "My baby."
"And you drive it? Or pilot it? Or whatever it is you do to a balloon."
"I do, and I love it. Well, we've got clear skies and a pleasant breeze so le
