“She lazily filed one of her perfect red nails when her cell phone chirped from inside her purse. She pulled it out, identified Nikki’s number on the caller ID, and answered, “Yes, Captain.”“Hey. Where are you?”“We’re sitting in Kennedy. How about you?”“Chicago. About to push back. I heard the craziest thing. Did you guys have a pilot fall down the stairs and crack his head open?”“We did hear that,” Dixie said, “but I don’t think anyone’s talked to him. It was supposedly the first officer—Darnel...l. Do you know him?”There was a moment of stunned silence. “Oh, shit, Dixie.”“I guess he was after a bucket of ice, slipped on the stairs and whacked his head. He couldn’t remember exactly what happened so his wife called a cab and took him to the emergency room. We hear he has a slight concussion. Nothing bad, but he spent the night in the hospital for observation and can’t fly until his flight surgeon clears him.”“His wife?”“Yeah, poor thing. She got on in Denver and was gonna surprise him for his birthday with a special night in New York City.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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