I thought he had seen my name on the passenger list and that the surprise was ruined.
At the same time, my heart stumbled at the thought of being spoken about like that in front of a whole plane.
I actually started to rise from my seat, half laughing already, waiting for him to say my name.
Then he said the next words, and I froze.
“To the beautiful woman in 15C,” he said, warm and intimate in a way I had never heard over an intercom before, “you already know how much I love you, but tonight I want the world to know too. I don’t want to hide how I feel anymore, and soon, we won’t have to.”
For one second, the cabin was silent, and then people clapped.
A few passengers even let out those delighted little noises strangers make when they think they are witnessing romance.
