Page 88 of An Unexpected Everything

“Well, good to know how you really feel, Dorian.”

“Joshua. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that. Seriously. I don’t think that. At all. I love you, damn it. Just like one of my brothers. I didn’t mean it.”

“Whatever. Shit.” There was an odd sound, and I swallowed hard, realizing we were descending faster than we had been before. Joshua had started the descent for our landing earlier, but now, everything got oddly quiet.

“What’s going on?”

“The engine stalled.” Joshua cursed again. “Mayday, mayday, mayday. November-niner-seven-eight-Charlie-Papa. We haveengine failure upon descent and request immediate landing. Mayday, mayday, mayday.”

He continued to say a few other words, and I swallowed hard, panic rising. I knew Joshua trained for something like this, but the ground was coming up really fucking fast.

“What can I do?” I asked, bile coating my tongue.

“Just breathe. Tighten your seatbelt. And hold on.” He let out a slow breath, his entire body focused as he worked. “We’ve got this, Dorian. I’ve got you.”

He met my gaze for a bare instant before turning to once again to speak to the control tower, his gaze on the runway. The engine sputtered once and started again, and my heart leapt out of my chest.

“I trust you,” I repeated.

“I know, buddy. I know.”

And then there was nothing.