THE LADY FOR A LADY
Hawke closed the helicopter door and came around to meet Caitlin who had gotten out of the other side. They had just come from a routine test flight and Hawke was ready for some R&R. With Donimic going away for the week and Airwolf out of commission due to flight problems, Hawke only had to get Caitlin off his back so he could enjoy the R&R. The only problem was that Caitlin was wanting him to use his R&R at some kind of swanky resort. Earlier that day, she had won a trip for two and wanted Hawke to be her 'two'. She spilled this information while they were ten thousand feet in the air. Hawke almost did a nose dive.
"No!" Hawke said again as they walked into the hangar. The noise echoed throughout the hangar and caught Dominic's attention.
"Hey, hey, guys," He said walking out of the office. "What's going on? Bad flight?"
"Good flight." Hawke shot Caitlin an angry look. "Nagging company," Hawke handed Dominic the flight book with the safety checklist and walked into the office. Caitlin folded her arms across her chest and dropped into her chair.
"What's going on?" Dominic asked Caitlin when Hawke slammed the office door. "I'm afraid to fly out of here in twenty minutes for fear that when I come back there's going to be a newspaper with the headline 'Two Santini Air employees strangle each other with stunt rope'. Why are you two fighting?"
"It's not fighting when there's only one person talking," Caitlin corrected him. "I got two tickets to a resort and all my other friends are busy. With a week off coming, I thought it would be fun if Hawke came with me."
"Mama mia," Dominic slapped the palm of his hand against his forehead. "Darlin', a man doesn't go to resorts. A man goes to a camp ground."
"Fine, then he can call it a campground." Caitlin sat up in the chair. "Dom, he's had a bur up his saddle since the Lady's been down for repairs. I can't make the parts come in any faster. Can you?"
Dominic took a seat on Caitlin's desk and touched the top of her hand. "Listen, sweetheart," He said sweetly, "Close up the hangar, go to your resort, and let Hawke do what Hawke does on his vacation. At least, then I know I'll still have my two best friends alive and well when I come back. "Okay, bambina."
Caitlin forced a smile, "Okay, Dominic. Have a nice trip."
Dominic slung his bag over his shoulder, gave Caitlin a smile, and sauntered off toward the helicopter that Hawke and Caitlin had just tested.
After Caitlin heard the helicopter take off, she took a deep breath and went into the office. Hawke was scribbling something on a piece of paper. She stared at him for a moment admiring the intensity in which he was working.
"I'm not going, Caitlin," Hawke said without looking up from his paper.
"I know and I'm sorry I kept pushing. I just thought it would be fun to hang out as friends where there's no one trying to shoot us out of the sky. I'm leaving tonight for the resort. I'll see you when I get back, Hawke."
Caitlin closed the door, scribbled an address on her desk calendar, and closed up the hangar for the week.