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But the paint is different.
It’s… purple.
I press my lips together.
Ethan’s plane is purple.
I bite my lip.
He did buy a new one.
I blink against the heat.
Ethan bought a purple plane.
I force in a breath.
He bought a new purple plane.
And maybe he lied. Maybe he bought it in the past week. With the money he got. But…
The man who haunts my every thought steps out from behind the plane. And he’s as devastatingly handsome as I remember.
His muscled body is wrapped in red flannel. And I have to fight to keep my eyes on his because… I think that’s his wedding shirt.
I think it’s the one he was wearing when he married me.
When he promised me forever in front of a fake Dolly Parton.
He stops before me. “Hi?—”
His mouth starts to form a word. But he stops himself.
And my heart aches. Because I think he just stopped himself from calling me Starlight.
What does that mean?
I’ll tell you later.
I swallow. “Hi, Ethan.”
His eyes dip. Just for a second. And I catch his hand moving at his side. His fingers flexing around nothing.
“Are you ready? Or would you like?—”
“I’m ready.” I stopped at a gas station two minutes away to use their bathroom. Knowing that if I don’t immediately get on the plane, I’ll turn around and leave.
Ethan nods. “I’ve checked everything three times.” He holds out his hand. “Do you need anything from your bag?”
I shake my head and hand it to him.
He takes it, and I wait while he secures it in the back.
Then, I focus on everythingbutwhere his hands touch me as he helps me into the plane.
Chapter 168
Ethan
