Ticket to Ride
Takes place during Sleight Out of Hand
"So you're telling me that you're here at one of the busiest airports, and you actually expect to buy a ticket at the last minute? Do you really think there'll be an available seat?"
"I think you're supposed to answer that question," Danny said, trying not to snap at the woman at the counter. All she had to do was type on her little computer and see if there was an available seat, and so far, all she did was stare at him like he was crazy.
"I already know there aren't any available seats," the woman said.
"Oh, come on, there has to be something! I mean, how many people from this city do you really think want to go to Montana?" Danny asked as he grew more and more frustrated.
"Well obviously you," the woman answered, "along with everyone else on the full airplane."
Danny groaned as he ran his hands through his hair, trying to think of how he was going to get to Montana now. He could just go home and forget about it, but he was determined.
"Listen, you've gotta find a way to get me on that plane. The girl I'm falling in love with is in Montana right now, and she needs me. I have to be there for her, and you've gotta help me to get there. So please, I'm begging you, just find a way for me to get there."
Danny noticed that what he said seemed to have no effect on the woman at the counter. It did, however, have an effect on the person standing behind him.
"That is just the sweetest thing I've ever heard."
He turned around and saw an elderly woman who was dabbing her eyes with a tissue.
"If all of my husbands had been as sweet as you, then maybe I wouldn't have gotten divorced five times," she said. She then turned her attention to the woman at the counter. "I'm supposed to be on that plane to Montana, but I'm willing to give up my seat for this fine young man."
Danny stared at the older woman in shock, unable to form any words.
"You don't have to say anything," she said, smiling at him, "You just go get your girl."
He nodded, smiling back at the woman before she walked away. He was going to be able to see Lindsay, and it was all because of that elderly woman.
Danny Messer knew that after that moment, he would never again underestimate the kindness of strangers.
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This was a little random, but as romantic as it was for Danny to fly out to Montana, something always bothered me about him being able to find a ticket that quickly. So this is my own version of how it goes.
I hope you liked!
