Operation Breathless (2012)
“In the week since their hike, she had become remote and shuttered. His departure for Detroit would occur in under a week, and the deadline loomed over them both.
He hoped tonight’s excursion would change her mood. He wanted this date to be a thrill and a complete surprise for her. Oh, she knew they were going out, but that was it. She had accepted his invitation listlessly, and all he would say to embellish was that they were going to escape together.
What he wanted to do was lift her up. Liter...ally.
“I still don’t get why you’re being so secretive. I certainly can’t run away now.”
True enough. She sat next to him in the front seat of his rental car, and he navigated away from Angel Falls toward open, flat farmland that seemed to roll on forever. Gabe reached for her hand and held it tight. “Let’s just say I’ve given you hints.”
“When?”
“At lunch a while back.”
Susanna nearly cracked a smile. “That’s no help. We’ve had lots of lunches together. Which one do you mean?”MoreLess
He hoped tonight’s excursion would change her mood. He wanted this date to be a thrill and a complete surprise for her. Oh, she knew they were going out, but that was it. She had accepted his invitation listlessly, and all he would say to embellish was that they were going to escape together.
What he wanted to do was lift her up. Liter...ally.
“I still don’t get why you’re being so secretive. I certainly can’t run away now.”
True enough. She sat next to him in the front seat of his rental car, and he navigated away from Angel Falls toward open, flat farmland that seemed to roll on forever. Gabe reached for her hand and held it tight. “Let’s just say I’ve given you hints.”
“When?”
“At lunch a while back.”
Susanna nearly cracked a smile. “That’s no help. We’ve had lots of lunches together. Which one do you mean?”MoreLess
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