He taxied the plane into the starting line and afterwards sank in his seat. It was a long flight. He closed his eyes. Anheuser has been sending him on longer routes recently and this one was especially exhausting. The one comforting thought for him was that he was going to see Tamara eventually. The last time he missed her this much was when he was still working for Karpov. He still couldn't decide which boss was being a bigger dick, to be honest. He suddenly heard someone approaching and felt a familiar touch on his shoulder, the touch he has been missing the most throughout the whole week. He opened his eyes and looked up, his face softened to the sight of Tamara who smiled back to him and stroked his cheek, he grabbed her hand gently and kissed it affectionately. They both said hi to each other and she leaned to kiss his lips softly.

"Are you planning to come back home to me?" she asked, jokingly. He chuckled and kissed her again, while also stroking her face gently. He motioned her to come closer.

She sat down on his legs and leaned close to him, kissing him again. She pressed her lips against his and he kissed her back, very affectionately and gingerly pulling her closer, she cuddled up against him so close that they sat clung to each other. She gingerly loosened his tie.
He gingerly pulled away from her and stroked her chin.
"You didn't like it the last time we did it in the cockpit" he remarked, amused, knowing very well that she wanted to unbutton his shirt already.
"I didn't have to go one full week without you then" she said while looking at his lips longingly and making circles with her fingers on his chest through the shirt. He chuckled and stroked her cheek affectionately, while looking at her lovingly.
"I missed you so much, the route got longer this time, unfortunately Anheuser didn't let me cut it short" he sighed and pulled Tamara gingerly closer. He had a feeling that Anheuser has been sending him on longer routes ever since he confronted him about insulting Tamara. "It was too long" he said as he looked at her loving shining eyes and warm smile. He kissed her again affectionately and she cuddled up against him tighter, kissing him back and gingerly untying his tie, then slowly unbuttoning his shirt.
They suddenly heard a short communicate through the radio.
"Boeing,3453, you need to leave the vehicle. Sasha, get your ass off the plane, we need to prepare it for tomorrow morning" the voice said, to which Sasha sighed. "Hi, Tamara" the voice quickly added, to which they both sighed. Tamara looked amused.
"I guess we need to get going" he said, a little disappointed but also slightly amused. She smiled understandingly and put her hand on his chest, her expression changed however when she felt how tense he still was. His heartbeat was sped up, he must have been really stressed. She stroked his hair with one hand and keeping the other on his chest, gently massaging it.
"Are you alright? How much work did he give you this week?" she asked, worried. She now noticed how exhausted he looked and felt angry at Anheuser.
"It was crazy" he sighed. She looked at him with sympathy and kissed his cheek.
"Let's go home, you need some rest" she said as she stroked his cheek.
"Will you help me rest?" he asked, jokingly. She smiled and shook her head over how smooth he was being and cuddled up against him and kissed his cheek again. She helped him button his shirt, feeling whether his heartbeat was getting steadier.

"Sweetheart, I'm just tired, it's fine" he said, seeing her worried look.
"That's too risky what he's doing, giving you so much work" she said, still visibly angry "2 months after you got off the wheelchair"
"After the doctor said that everything is fine" he said calmly while stroking her cheek affectionately.
"Nonetheless, he's still giving you too much work" she continued.
"Tam" he broke in gently "Karpov sent me on the same length routes" he said "Some even longer... Though there is one thing I greatly miss about them" he said. She rolled her eyes.
"I'm not letting it go, I'm gonna tell him what I think about it..."
He gingerly pulled her closer to himself. She looked at him with a slightly annoyed look.
"Sasha, I'm gonna do it even if you..." she started stubbornly
"Baby, of course you will" he said calmly . "But please, let's talk about it tomorrow" he said while stroking her cheek and brushing her lips with his finger.
"I don't even know when was the last time I missed you this much" he added to which she smiled, resting her forehead on his.

"Okay" she said while still massaging his chest and stroking his hair with the other hand. She kissed his softly one more time before helping him get up.