A Joke About A Helicopter Revealed A Past They Never Expected

Aurora without looking at her.

She hesitated. For the first time since I’d met her, she looked uncertain.

“I’m not getting in with—” she started.

“Then get everyone clear of the rotors,” I said, reaching for the ignition. “This is a hot start.”

One of the senior engineers—a man named Chen who’d always been decent to me—stepped forward. “Sir, with all due continue reading …