Reach for the Sky by James Scott

Author:James Scott [Scott, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2020-07-16T22:00:00+00:00

But first came the meeting with Josie. When the day came, Shannon was on edge as she flew into Barstow. She parked the Ryan next to the dilapidated hangar and went inside to wait. An inquiry at the desk told her she’d arrived first. She bought an iced tea at a grubby deli counter and sat down to wait.

The sun was on its downward arc when an aircraft approached from the east, turned for final approach, and gently touched down. The pilot taxied up near Shannon’s plane and shut off the engine.

Shannon was there with the wheel chocks. She grinned as the pilot finished shutdown procedures and turned to look at her. “I’d know that landing anywhere!” she said.

Josie jumped down from the cockpit and ran at Shannon. The two women collided into a tight embrace for long seconds. Finally Josie drew back and fixed an enormous smile on Shannon. “I missed you,” she said quietly.

“Lady, the same goes for me.”

Josie shot an admiring glance at the Ryan. “Nice plane.”

“Thanks.” Shannon looked at Josie’s worn-looking Stearman 4DM Speedmail with disgust. “I wish I could say that for you. It never stops, does it.”

Josie retrieved her flight pack from the airplane. “No. In some places, it never does. You come to expect it. I’ve got until noon tomorrow before I’m due back in the air.”

“I’m due out at 1 p.m.,” Shannon replied. “We don’t have much time, so let’s make the most of it. No accommodations at the hangar; we’ll go into town and get a hotel room.”

“Sounds good.”

Shannon said nothing more about Josie’s worn-looking aircraft. But a picture of her world was starting to get clearer.

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