"It's okay, really."

And it was. Neither one of them expected to be coming home with the other, much less married. Annie's out of her own bed for most of the year. The idea of getting to spend time in it was a luxury, and Clay didn't want to take that away from her.

When the pilot's voice came over the intercom he reached for Annie's hand again. Take offs and landings were always his least favorite part of air travel.