Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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"Sir, we're kinda running out of time," the flight attendant said.

I sighed. I knew even private jets had rules-there was no way I could make a call now without messing up the whole schedule.

"Forget it," I muttered, leaning back in my seat.

"One minute," Jace said suddenly.

He was talking to the flight attendant. Then, to my total shock, he handed me his phone.

Wait, what? Jace was actually letting me make the call? I stared at him, confused. He had every reason to say no, both as my ex and... well, just because he was Jace Johnston.

He didn't bother explaining himself. Instead, he turned toward the window, staring out into the night like we weren't in the middle of something weird.

I hesitated but then handed the phone back to the flight attendant. "Just take off."

paused, too, like she wasn't sure who was really calling the shots here. After a beat, Jace sighed, his voice all cool and distant. "Take

the command through her radio. With that, the plane started to

was Hayden. He probably just got out of the shower, noticed I was gone, and hunted down Jace to figure out what the heck was

name, and hit 'End Call. Then I flipped the phone to airplane mode, like, sorry

plane climbed higher, the flight attendant came by with a

said, my

I ignored him, turning to stare out the window. It was so dark outside, like the kind of night that could swallow you

ask him what caused Matthew to collapse so suddenly.

were already outside the emergency room waiting. The

so upbeat, so seeing her like this hit hard. It made it obvious how serious Matthew's

am I going to do?" Lindey

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how she felt. It was the same terror I felt when I found out about my parents' accident. That overwhelming, heart-crushing fear of losing someone you love and not knowing how to keep going without them. "He's going to be okay," I whispered, trying to sound more confident than I felt. "Matthew's strong. He'll

just kept crying, and my

when it comes down to it, love like that runs deep. And when someone's on

I asked the question that had been nagging at me since the plane ride. "What