The first stop outside the town the lad got off leaving me alone on the top deck. Quite the usual pattern.As the bus set off to begin the trip throug... the local villages I heard heavy footsteps coming up the bus stairs. I was sat about mid way up the bus and I heard steps and glance sideways and saw a man deciding where to sit. He was smartly dressed and tall, very tall, head bent forward to avoid touching the ceiling. Late 40's at a guess. Being tall is one thing but more than that he was. . and I missed you.” “Read anything interesting ?” “Yes, I’ve saved all the books for you.” “That’s my girl….you reply bending your head back looking up at me. I reach for your drink taking it out of your hand and take another sip. Again letting one ice cube find its way into my mouth. Let it slide back into your glass. You grab my wrist pulling me giggling into your lap kissing me softly and nibbling on my lower lip.“Any the new lingerie to show from your shopping trips?” I jump up an twirl. ”Pam said, “That’s what I did. I ended up with my first pick at a flight school at the Ashville, North Carolina Regional Airport.”Alice’s jaw dropped open, “So did I. Smokey Mountain Flight School?”“Yeah. REALLY. God, the more time we spend together, the more we think alike.”Alice said, “There’s a place called the Airport Motel right across the street from the flight school, and restaurants within a half-mile. We can walk.”Pam added, “And their runways are fully rated for Cat 1 approaches as. We had a lot of fun, over the next few months, with the tabloid stories of one or the other of us in a wife-swapping situation with one or all of the dream team members. While I'm sure some of those guys did play around when they were on road trips, there was never any of that with us. They were always perfect gentlemen with Hanna and we made real friendships that didn't ask for anything more. Over the years, we came to treasure those friendships more than our medals, as the real spoils of our.