“Keep him in bed all day tomorrow,” Onyx said to Saylor, winking.
“It would be my pleasure,” she answered, winking back.
Monk shook his head and gave Onyx’s hand one more squeeze. “I’ll see you soon.”
“I have a feeling I’ll be here a while.”
“As will I.”
26
Monk waited until the next morning to call Doc and tell him the news. While they talked, Saylor called Razor and filled him in.
“Words can’t describe my relief, Sis.”
“I get it, Raze. I really do. You should come down and see him.”
“Can he have visitors?”
Monk ended his call, so Saylor asked him.
“I would think so. Doc and Merrigan are flying in later today.”
“On what plane?” Razor asked, laughing. “I think all the K19 planes are on the East Coast.” Her brother cleared his throat. “You got a minute alone?” he asked her.
“Of course.” Saylor w
ent into the other room.
“We’re going to need a co-pilot on the way back.”
“Yeah?”
“You up for it?”
“Wait. What? Me? Are you serious?”
“Why are you whispering?”
Honestly, she couldn’t say. For some reason, she still hadn’t told Monk about getting her pilot’s license, and she had no idea why she hadn’t.
“When?” she asked instead of answering Razor’s question.
“We were talking about tomorrow, but with Onyx coming around, we’ll probably stay a few more days.”
If they were still leaving tomorrow, she would’ve been torn. She wasn’t ready to leave Monk yet, even to take K19 up on their offer to let her be in the cockpit on the transcontinental flight.
To think, her first gig as a commercial pilot would be to transport not only K19 team members back to the West Coast, but her mom and girls too. It was almost too much to wrap her head around.
“Everything okay?” Monk asked when she came back inside.
“Yes, fine.”
“Saylor?”
She looked up at him.
“Are you sure everything’s fine?”