Page 139 of Outback Secrets

‘Okay.’ She put down the glass. ‘I’m coming home. For good.’

‘What?’

‘The wonderful Wendy Mann at Geraldton Air Charter has offered me a job.’

‘Holy shit. Flying?’

‘Yep. As you know, they do charter and aerial work and amazing tours. I’m looking forward to taking tourists out to the Abrolhos Islands, but also to Monkey Mia, Shark Bay and Kalbarri.’ She met his eye with a twinkle. ‘I don’t want us to be apart anymore, and this way, I get to have my cake and eat it too. I get to keep flying, but I won’t have to go away. Well, very rarely, and not for more than a night or two max.’

‘Are you serious?’

She nodded.

This was the best news Liam had heard since … since ever.

But what if she regretted it? It had been tough spending weeks apart, but they’d managed. She always flew home between contracts, and he’d gone and visited her in various places as well. Turned out Macca and the rest of his fabulous staff managed the pub just fine without him.

‘Are you going to say anything or are you just going to stand there showing off your tonsils?’ Henri asked.

He choked out a laugh of disbelief. ‘I … Are you sure this is what you want? Won’t you miss the thrill of ag flying and travelling far and wide?’

She shook her head. ‘Not as much as I miss you. We’ve made long-distance work this year, but I don’t want to do that any longer. I want to be with you. Twenty-four seven. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year.’

‘In that case, congratulations.’ He picked up her glass and took a sip of prosecco—it truly wasn’t as bad as she made out.