"So you still plan to get back tonight?" Sarah leaned back in her desk chair, cell phone to her ear. She tried to squash her disappointment at Beau's information. He'd been gone a week doing stuff for one of his sponsors and she really missed him.

"I do, sugar. Promise." He sounded so weary she wanted to reach through the phone and give him a hug.

"Rough trip?" she asked.

"Not bad. Just busy and tiring. I was hoping to catch a flight out about four this afternoon," ...