The plane took off after a while.
Turbulence had been rampant in the past few days. It was a rough flight.
Natalie felt rather uncomfortable. Jeremy sat beside her and gently consoled her as he used to. "Don't be scared. I'm here for you."
When she heard those familiar words, she was transported into a scene from their past. For a second, Natalie thought she'd been dreaming.
She relaxed. Then, she nodded calmly at Jeremy and replied, "Okay."
She added, like she used to, "I'm not scared."
Jeremy's eyes glinted with surprise. He'd waited for her for a day just to fly back with her. The problems between them would vanish with time. They would stop feeling the effects of the affair.
"I brought a book. Would you like to read it?"
Jeremy pulled a book out after the plane began cruising.
Natalie looked down. It was a romance novel with cliche tropes.
Girls tended to have unrealistic dreams. They fantasized about being the main character in a passionate love story.
She'd known Jeremy for decades. They had been in love for years. He knew her likes and dislikes even better than herself.
Her eyes tended to get irritated if she looked at her phone. However, reading wouldn't have the same effect on her eyes.
"Thank you," Natalie said. She took the book from him.
She hadn't read such novels in a long time. In the past, those romantic stories enthralled her because she had a relationship like the ones described in novels. She believed that the stories would come to life from the pages.
However, she no longer liked to dream.
Looking at the embracing couple on the cover, she couldn't bear to read the novel. But Natalie couldn't refuse Jeremy's kindness. She flipped through it.
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