SHE FELL ASLEEP ON A STRANGER CEO’S SHOULDER WITH HER BABY… AND WOKE UP TO HIS MOST SHOCKING DECISION
She unbuckled her seatbelt with shaking fingers.
The bathroom, she thought. I can hide in the bathroom. I can rock Sofia in private where no one can stare at me like I’m a stain.
But as she shifted forward, a calm voice spoke from the seat beside her. A man’s voice. Low and steady, like a hand on a shaking shoulder.
“Excuse me,” he said. “Would you mind if I tried something?”
Raya paused mid-motion.
She turned.
The man beside her looked like he’d taken a wrong turn into economy. Early thirties. Clean-cut dark hair with a precise part. A tailored navy suit that fit him like it had been negotiated, not purchased. A watch that caught the cabin light with a cold little wink.
But it wasn’t the money that made Raya freeze.
It was his eyes.
Blue, clear, and serious in a way that felt… practiced. Not cruel. Not predatory. Just aware.
“I’ve got experience with babies,” he added with a small, careful smile. “My sister has three. Sometimes a different voice helps.”
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The attendant’s look said: Not today.
Across the aisle, an elderly man leaned forward like he’d been waiting for his moment.
“Maybe you should’ve thought about that before you booked a flight,” he muttered.
The sentence landed on Raya’s skin like a slap.
She wanted to tell him she had thought about it. She had thought about everything. She had thought about driving until she remembered her Honda had coughed smoke three weeks ago and died in the diner parking lot like an animal giving up. She had thought about borrowing money and remembered there was no one left to ask. She had thought about staying home and then pictured her sister’s wedding photos, and how her own absence would become proof of every accusation Carmen had ever thrown at her.
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