OLD HABITS NEVER DIE

[Tanya Macejka]

Taking my seat on the flight, I slipped my tablet from my carry on smiling at the screensaver – a photo of myself, Kate, Irina, Carmen and Eleazar taking on the day of Edward and Bella’s wedding. Switching it to flight mode, I snapped the cover close. I couldn’t wait to be home.

 

I glanced up as something nudged against my arm. A bag had fallen from the overhead luggage compartment and landed in the seat next to me.

 

“I’m sorry about that. Are you okay?” A man with short dark hair and green eyes, grinned down apologetically at me as he forced the bag back into the compartment.

 

I flashed him a smile “I’m fine.”

 

“You didn’t even get a fright. Most women would have jumped up and slapped me be now.”

 

“I don’t scare very easily.” My smile widening

“I can tell.” He flopped down into the seat next to me, slipping his laptop under the seat. “William McLeary.” He grinned at me offering his hand

 

“Tanya”

 

“I knew it! You’ll look like a Tanya.”

I tilted my head with a half smile. “And how does a “Tanya” look exactly?”

 

He just grinned and changed the subject. “So what brings you to Alaska.”

 

“I’m going home. I live in Denali with my family.”

 

“All your life?”

 

“For a long time.”

 

“Maybe you could show me the sights then?”

 

“Maybe I could.” I flashed him a smile as the seatbelt light came on.

 

Settling my head back against the headrest I closed my eyes, remembering a meeting similar to this many years ago.

[Tanya Macejka]

*winks at Carmen* I need to do something to keep life interesting

[Carmen Denali]

My beautiful sister, the original succubus.