On A Snowy Night by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber [Debbie Macomber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2004-08-17T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

R eid Jamison followed the blonde out of the airplane, wryly shaking his head. God save him from uppity women, and that one was about as uppity as a woman got. Uppity and a real Miss Priss.

She stood in the middle of the waiting area, obviously looking for someone. Reid strolled past her, headed for the baggage claim. He had another flight to go before he got home, and he hoped to fly out of Fairbanks before dark. First, however, he needed to collect his luggage and grab something to eat. With the airlines cutting back, one of the first casualties was the meals, not that they’d ever been that spectacular.

Unfortunately, his bag was one of the last to appear and he had to stand around and wait while all the passengers retrieved their suitcases and made a fast escape. His seatmate hung around, too, he noticed, although her bag had been one of the first to arrive. She looked anxiously about, then after a few minutes walked over to the phone. Whoever she called didn’t have a lot to say, because she hung up shortly afterward.

The minute he had his bag, Reid hurried over to the cafeteria. The food wasn’t great, and it was damned expensive, but he had few options. A couple of sandwiches from the airport restaurant would fill his stomach until he got home.

“How you doin’, Reid?” Billy asked when he’d placed the pre-made, pre-wrapped sandwiches on his tray as well as a cup of coffee.

Reid spent enough time at the airport to be on a first-name basis with a number of people. Billy was a good guy, retired from construction, who worked part-time at the airport to make entertainment money. Mostly he blew his wages on poker. Reid had played with him a time or two, and had suggested Billy keep his day job. “Good to be home.” Almost home, he amended silently.

“Where you comin’ back from this time?” Billy asked.

“Seattle.” Reid sipped his coffee. It was hot enough to burn his mouth, but he didn’t care. “You wouldn’t believe what those Seattle folks are doing to ruin a good cup of coffee.”

Billy chuckled and gave Reid his change. “You flyin’ out tonight?”

Reid nodded, took his tray and sat down at the table by the window. His Cessna 182 was parked below. It was comforting to think he’d be sleeping in his own bed tonight and not some too-soft mattress in an anonymous hotel room.

He ate the first turkey sandwich without stopping, then started on the second.

His seatmate from the flight came into the cafeteria and scanned the almost empty room. She seemed even more forlorn than she had before. He watched as she took a tray, walking past all the food on display. Then, as if she hadn’t found a single thing to tempt her appetite, she simply poured herself a cup of coffee. She began talking to Billy, and they were engaged in conversation for at least ten minutes.

“Reid, you’re flyin’ right over Beesley, aren’t you?” Billy called across the cafeteria.

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