MARRIED TO MR POPULAR
he murmured, pulling out of the driveway.
There was a comfortable silence between them for a while — the kind that carried an unspoken warmth. Cynthia glanced sideways at him as the city rolled by: the way his hands rested steady on the wheel, his jaw set in quiet focus. There was something grounding about him, something she hadn’t noticed before.
After a few minutes, she spoke again. “So… can I at least know how long the flight is?”
“About seven hours,” he said simply.
Her eyes widened. “Seven? That’s not within Africa, is it?”