the conversation, he interrupted me because Vanessa had just leased her first BMW.
At twenty-nine, I told Mom that my logistics business had expanded into Oregon and Nevada.
She immediately asked whether I had considered dating Vanessa’s husband’s accountant.
At thirty-two, I mentioned that I had bought my first helicopter.
Dad assumed I meant a model aircraft and laughed before I could explain.
After a while, I simply stopped trying.
My phone rang again.
Captain Elena Mercer.
“Fleet is down safely,” she said. “Maintenance team is checking Aircraft Two. Your
