Johnny Bauer was chatting amicably with one of the crew members. He was in the middle of the conversation when a wave of familiarity came over him. He shook it off, figuring that it was just a combination of tiredness and being back in Springfield for the first time in years. Since making the decision to fly again, he had somehow managed to avoid the town he had once called home. But a last minute change in plans had brought him back to a place that was filled with bittersweet memories. And although his flight had landed hours ago, he didn't have the desire to leave the airport. "I need a cup of coffee," he told his buddy and headed to the food court, alone with his thoughts.

When the flight had touched down this morning he was overcome with a sadness he hadn't felt in years. Leaving Roxy's side was the hardest thing he had ever done. He believed with his whole heart that she would return to her old self some day, but eventually her doctors had told him that she would never get better.

So he went back to piloting. Being in the air was freeing and he liked having the ability to visit places he had never been to before. He was doing alone what he had once hoped to do with the woman he loved. He wanted to experience the world with her, and she had been taken from him in a terrible twist of fate. She had stayed by his side, taking care of him when he was too sick to take care of himself. She nursed him back to health and then when his cancer was finally in remission, she was the one who needed care. When she was first diagnosed, he remained in Springfield but realized that he needed to be with her. So he went to her side and remained there for a long time.

Lost in his own thoughts, he didn't realize that she stood just yards away from him.