Part 234
The two men watched the news in silence and around two in the morning, Kevin fell asleep. Howie sat staring at Kevin wishing that he could go to sleep. He was tired, physically and emotionally, but he was afraid to sleep. He hadn’t told the others that he’d had two dreams-the one he’d mentioned earlier and another where he saw Sarah getting on the plane and then it crashing into the building. He was hoping that this one had been brought on by the news but he was still afraid to go to sleep. He went out onto the balcony and sat watching the stars and he prayed.
"God, I know you can hear me. If you’ve decided that it’s time for your beautiful angel to rejoin you, please, take care of her for me. She’s my heart, my soul, and I love her dearly. I’ll be angry for a while for having such a short time here on earth with her but I know in my heart that I will be with her again one day. I know that she’ll be with our babies in a much safer place…a place where there is no pain, no hurt, and no suffering. She’ll be with her mother and my sister. And if it’s your plan to give her back to me, I promise to continue loving her and taking care of her."
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Sarah, Danny, and Raoul had been late getting to the airport because Sarah had spent the better part of an hour in the bathroom getting sick. Now as they stood in line to check in, the nausea had returned. She made a mad dash for the bathroom barely making it, throwing up what little breakfast she’d managed to choke down.
As she exited the bathroom ten minutes later, Danny had gotten her checked in and was leaning against the wall next to the bathroom with Raoul waiting for her. He handed her her carry-on bag and they started for the gate to wait for their flight.
"Are you okay?" asked Danny as they made their way through the crowd.
"Nothing that won’t go away in about six months," grinned Sarah happily.
Surprised, Danny asked, "Are you pregnant?"
"Yeah. Howie and I were waiting to tell everyone but you’ll be at home with Kellie when we do."
"Congratulations!" said Danny as he put an arm around her to hug her.
As they sat down to wait for their flight, Danny said, "I guess Howie wants me to look out for you…that’s why he bought my ticket. I really appreciate it."
"It’s no problem. When I heard you were headed home, I told Howie that it would be nice to travel with someone OTHER THAN RAOUL since he couldn’t go. I’m glad to have the company."
Danny laughed at the hurt look Raoul had on his face.
Raoul said, "I thought you loved me."
Sarah laughed, "I do but….oh, never mind, you big lug."
While they waited, Sarah made several trips to the bathroom. Unfortunately, one of those trips was just before they started allowing people to board the plane.
"Danny, go on and I’ll catch up."
"Are you sure?"
Struggling to keep from getting sick, Sarah nodded ‘yes’ and ran for the bathroom again followed by Raoul. Danny watched them disappear as they started calling passengers to board. He grabbed Sarah and Raoul’s bags and went ahead fully expecting them to catch up.