Page 62 of Too Far To Sea
“You’re not staying in London?”
“Not tonight. I’m taking the train in the morning.” Dana shrugged. “Since there are no scheduled service disruptions, I should get there in plenty of time for my late afternoon flight.”
The rain slowed and stopped. The sun came out. Minutes later, people flooded out of the buildings.
“What airline?” He asked.
“Legacy. And you?”
“Same, but I have the early flight. Too bad we aren’t on the same one.”
“Can you change?”
McKay shook his head, dislodging a drop from his hair, which ran down his cheek. “I already did. I couldn’t get my ticket to change to the afternoon one even though it had more empty seats unless I paid to upgrade.”
“Do you really want to be on my flight?”
“Unless we are sitting together, I don’t see a point.”
“If we could sit together?” She tapped something into her phone.
“Only a magician could pull that off.”
“Open your phone and show me your ticket?” McKay did as she asked, knowing it was pointless.
Dana took a photo of his screen and added it to a text message she started. “There. Now we wait.”
They turned up the street leading away from the harbor, passing shops and cafés. “Hungry?”
“A little, but my bus will be here in fifteen minutes.”
“I can drive you to Bath.”
“Where are you staying?”
“Over there.” He pointed to an inn he’d found.
“I can’t ask you to drive all the way to Bath and back tonight.”
His phone rang. McKay looked at the screen, which read “Legacy Air” before answering.
“Hi, this is Britania Johnson from Legacy Airlines. I understand you want to change your booking to coincide with one for Dana Knight?”
This had to be a joke. “Yes, but airlines don’t do that.”
“Usually not. But Dana is special and I can put you both on the afternoon flight in side-by-side seats in our premium class. Is that acceptable?”
McKay looked to Dana, who was texting on her own phone. “Yes?”
“Perfect. I just need some information to confirm the reservation change.”
McKay gave her his frequent flier number and birth date and answered a few more questions.
“You are all set, Mr. Worth. Your LegacyAir app should reflect the new booking. Can you please confirm?”
McKay swiped up to his app. “Yes, the flight change and new seat is there. Thank you.”
“Have a wonderful flight.”
