The Airport Goodbye That Changed Everything

and leave. Two extra minutes in public with me isn’t going to kill your—”

“Tom.” She cut me off, her look flicking again to her friends, who were now openly watching us like we were providing live entertainment. “Don’t. Please. You’ll embarrass me.”

There it was.

Not even wrapped up in a joke. Not softened with a nervous laugh or a playful tone. Just continue reading …