My Son and I Secretly Boarded My Pilot Husband’s Flight to Surprise Him—Then His Announcement Made Both of Us Stop Smiling

Could not demand explanations.

Could not create a confrontation aboard an aircraft preparing for departure.

So I stayed seated.

Buckled in.

And held my son.

PART 7 — THE LONGEST TWO HOURS

Leo did not eat his gummy bears.

That may sound insignificant.

It was not.

He loved gummy bears enough that I once found wrappers hidden inside his pillowcase.