Page 12 of Undeniable

I throw my hand up in the air, letting her know I heard her.

"I’m serious, Asshole!" She yells.

That makes me laugh out loud, so I turn to face her but continue walking backwards. "It’s who I am." I grin and double tap my heart with a closed fist. "Hard-Core." Then I spin around and continue walking away.

She laughs and yells again. "Don’t forget hard head."

I sling both arms in the air, spin to face her again and give her a final salute, flipping her off. "Affirmative, it’s a steel trap too. I won’t forget you, Easy Mama."

"You better not!"

"I won’t."

I can’t.

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The shutters in the cabin are lifted one by one and the brightness brings me back to reality. I hear the flight attendant step up beside me and I acknowledge I’m awake by lifting my hand, but I keep my eyes closed, wanting to stay in that moment for as long as possible before consciousness arrives and the memory blurs. As the vision that haunts me vanishes out of sight, my gut tightens and I wonder....Easy’s face. Full of undeniable love. It was unadulterated beauty. Will I ever have someone who looks at me that way?

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