Flash Fiction Friday prompt 200: How Far We've Come. 137 words
He stood on the balcony and looked over the island, his fist clenched around the ring on his necklace.
The villa was complete, the hangars ready and their 'birds prepped. Tomorrow International Rescue would be ready to save the world.
His boys were by the pool and, in some cases, in the pool, burning off the nervous energy they had accumulated over the last few months as iR came together in its entirety.
'Look how far we've come, Lucy. I only wish you were here to see it.'
A waft of lavender and a feeling of warmth washed over him.
Jeff smiled. Of course she was here. Lucy was in everything he did, everything the boys did.
She was the reason they had come so far, and the reason they would go further.
'Love you, my darling.'