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From Copilot to Captain I Left My Ex Behind Exclusive
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00:00For the anniversary, his ex sent me a text.
00:03Guess which position we just unlocked.
00:05The photo showed the exact move Naya had me try in bed last week.
00:11That moment, I understood.
00:13Every trick he knew, she'd taught him.
00:16I spent five years as Noah's Cobra pilot,
00:18and five more as his secret lover that couldn't be acknowledged.
00:22I took a picture of the Captain Transfer papers I'd hidden for three months,
00:26and replied,
00:27Congrats, but while you're busy unlocking new positions,
00:31I'm charting a flight path he'll never catch.
00:34Then I signed my name.
00:36Bound for Seattle, Captain of GF-02A8.
00:40Five years of playing Second Fable ends here.
00:42From now on, I fly east, he flies west.
00:4630,000 feet up, our paths will never cross.
00:49I'm my own captain now.
00:55Skylar, an elite pilot like you.
00:57should have been leading your own crew three years ago.
01:01Think it over these next few days.
01:03Do you want to keep being Noah's supporting act,
01:05or seize the chance to become our first female captain?
01:12I'll give it serious thought.
01:15Five years.
01:17A full five years.
01:18Everyone at the company thought Noah and I were just the golden duo in the cockpit.
01:22Little did they know, we were just as compatible in bed.
01:26After graduating from flight school and joining the company,
01:29meeting Noah, we'd set one partnership record after another.
01:33Back then, Noah pursued me relentlessly.
01:37For my birthday, he spent three months designing a flight route that traced my name on the GPS map.
01:44Under Noah's constant devotion, I fell.
01:48To protect his career, the company prohibited relationships between captains and co-pilots.
01:54I agreed to keep things secret.
01:56By day, we piloted seven 87s together, flying from New York to LA, crossing the entire American continent.
02:03By night, we shared a bed, his kisses ranging from passionate to tender, introducing me to 81 different positions.
02:11Two people so perfectly matched, mentally and physically.
02:15Yet looking back now, all I taste is bitterness.
02:21Still up?
02:23Too many night flights.
02:25My sleep schedule's a mess.
02:27Got you a gift on this last flight.
02:30Inside the box, a Cartier diamond bracelet lay on satin, blindingly bright.
02:36Three months ago, I'd mentioned it casually on a plane.
02:39He remembered.
02:40I should have been moved, if I hadn't seen the same bracelet on Bella's Instagram two days ago.
02:46Captain Hunt has excellent taste.
02:48This Cartian bracelet symbolizes eternity.
02:51Did you and Noah get back together?
02:53This bracelet is so perfect on you.
02:55Don't read too much into it.
02:58Five years together, and only then did I learn that Bella was Noah's ex-girlfriend.
03:04No wonder, at every team gathering, he always drove Bella home.
03:07While I, to hide our relationship, had to take cabs alone.
03:12What's wrong? Don't like it?
03:13I waited in line six hours to get it.
03:15Didn't you say you really wanted it on the plane?
03:20Don't really want it anymore.
03:24Just like I don't really want this man I've loved for five years anymore.
03:28If it doesn't suit you, I'll get you something else next time.
03:32Next time he'll buy me something else.
03:34Will Bella also get one first, or will he buy two identical items?
03:38Pulling myself back to the present, my gaze fell on the application form the jewelry box was crushing, and I
03:45smiled bitterly.
03:46I'd deliberately placed this document in the most visible spot, yet Noah had completely ignored it.
03:53This unequal relationship, maybe it had been my one-woman show from the start.
03:57Robert, I accept the transfer. I'm applying for the GF-028 route.
04:02GF-028 and Noah's 787 go completely opposite directions.
04:06One east, one west.
04:08Choose this route and your flight paths will never intersect.
04:11You sure?
04:12I'm sure.
04:29What's the buzz?
04:31Flight dispatch for next time.
04:34If you're Tay tired, consider stopping flights.
04:36My solar's enough for us to live well anyway.
04:39Five years, and this man had never truly understood me.
04:43He knew I'd given up three promotion opportunities for him.
04:46He knew flying was my everything.
04:48Yet he still said things like that.
04:52We'll see.
04:53It's fine.
04:54Just 14 more days and I can leave Global United Airlines.
04:57Leave this man who's never taken my dreams seriously.
05:01Back in the bedroom, I'd barely laid down when Noah's arm were wrapped around her me from behind,
05:06his palms sliding knowingly into my silk nightgown.
05:09Images flashed through my mind.
05:12Bella's Instagram photo ran over showing her red paint.
05:18Don't touch me.
05:20What's wrong?
05:23Not feeling well.
05:27Does this help?
05:28In the darkness, his tenderness felt so real, but so did the betrayal.
05:33If he really cared about me, why would he still be entangled with his ex-girlfriend?
05:38In the early morning, his phone on the nightstand lit up.
05:42I instinctively glanced over.
05:44It was a message from Bella.
05:45Remember number three on your 18-year-old wish list?
05:48Rowboat in Central Park.
05:50I'm waiting for you at the dock.
05:52My heart sank to the bottom.
05:54Last Saturday, Noah had just promised to take me to Central Park.
05:59I'd even booked a double rowboat.
06:01Turns out, not only did the ex get priority on gifts,
06:04even our date plans were hers to experience first.
06:10Something urgent with the crew.
06:12I need to go.
06:13I want to go to Central Park.
06:14Now.
06:16Next week.
06:17I'm too busy this week.
06:18Next week I'll take you.
06:19So I'm just supposed to keep waiting?
06:22One text from his ex, and she's more important than all our plans.
06:26I turned back to the living room, looking at the entire wall of photos,
06:30feeling that chest-year tightness in my chest again.
06:33A hundred photos, symbolizing our love, lasting a hundred years.
06:38A hundred years.
06:39The promise had a much shorter shelf life than I'd imagined.
06:45Some people never figure 18-year-old dreams.
06:50Noah, slower.
06:52It hurts.
06:55So after the rowboat, there was an after-party.
06:59Skylar, where are all the photos?
07:02Fell down.
07:03Put them away.
07:03When I have time, we'll hang them together.
07:07Sadly, photos can be rehung, but feelings can't.
07:18The next morning, I placed the signed promotion form on Robert's assistant's desk.
07:24Just as I was about to leave, the hallway intercom crackled.
07:28All crew members, please report immediately to Conference Hall 1.
07:32The new presser arrives today.
07:34The Boeing 787 was getting a new passer.
07:37So sudden.
07:42We're pleased to introduce our Boeing 788's new poser, Bella Jones.
07:47Fate works in mysterious ways.
07:49Five years ago, when Noah first became captain, I was his poser.
07:54After all this time, we get to fly together again.
07:57It must be destiny.
08:00Wow, they're totally meant for each other.
08:02Five years ago, they were just like this.
08:04Their chemistry stung my eyes.
08:08I quietly turned and pushed through the heavy Conference Hall doors.
08:12That evening's welcome dinner was at an Upscare restaurant in Midtown Manhattan.
08:17I hadn't wanted to go, but several crew members dragged me along.
08:21Come on, Skylar.
08:23Everyone knows you've always liked Noah, but for the company's sake, at least make an appearance.
08:28I sat in a corner watching Bella circulate like a hostess.
08:32She'd lean in to whisper to Noah, fingers lightly touching his shoulder.
08:36Scene was especially painful to watch.
08:39In public before, Noah never let me get that close.
08:42Now I understood.
08:45Those rules only applied to people he didn't love.
08:48I heard they were madly in love back then.
08:51When Bella was going to work in Dubai, Noah even wrote a resignation letter.
08:56If the flight direct hadn't stopped him...
08:58And you know the most romantic part?
09:00When Noah wanted to propose, he specially requested a new route and confessed over the radio while crossing the Arctic
09:07Circle.
09:07Those flying memories I thought were uniquely ours, turns out they were all reruns of someone else's story.
09:14The whole company knew about their romance, but no one knew about Noah and me these past five years.
09:20You must be Skylar.
09:22I'm Bella.
09:23Consider me your senior.
09:25This double-edged comment was laughable.
09:27This woman who'd been provoking me with messages was now playing the first meeting card.
09:31Pleasure.
09:32Bella's smile froze for a moment, quickly recovering as she turned toward E.I. Noah.
09:38He was listening to her, his lips curved in that gentle arc I hadn't seen in wheat.
09:43Not once did he look in my direction.
09:45I couldn't take any more and found an excuse to leave.
09:50Noah, your co-pilot doesn't seem to like me much.
09:53She left without even eating.
09:56Don't mind her.
09:57She's been pining after Noah for five years, playing second beat the whole time.
10:01Now that you're back, naturally she's uncomfortable.
10:05Don't say things like that.
10:07We'll all be colleagues going forward.
10:09So in everyone's eyes, I was just a pathetic woman who couldn't get what she wants.
10:15Fine.
10:16In eleven more days, this pathetic woman would vanish from their sight forever.
10:21After all, no one ever knew I was Noah's actual girlfriend.
10:25Skylar, you shouldn't have left like that.
10:27Bella is a new colleague, after all.
10:28You made things very awkward for her.
10:31You care so much about her embarrassment.
10:33Is it because she's a new colleague?
10:35Or because she's your ex-girlfriend?
10:45Skylar, you have to trust me.
10:46That's all ancient history.
10:48These five years, you've been the only one by my side.
10:51His eyes held a panic I'd never seen before, making me momentarily dazed.
10:56Maybe he does care about me.
10:58But just then, Bella's voice came from behind.
11:01Noah!
11:02The arm around my suddenly released, and he jerked back like he'd been shocked.
11:06That movement was so fast, like pure instinct drawing an invisible boundary between us.
11:12In that moment, I finally understood.
11:16The current girlfriend of five years couldn't compete with a returning ex.
11:22Go on.
11:23Don't keep her waiting.
11:24I thought I'd been mentally prepared, but when betrayal was laid out so nakedly, the heart
11:30still hurts.
11:31I curled up on the living room sofa, phone screen glowing on my face.
11:36My finger unconsciously clicked on Bella's Instagram.
11:39Her latest posted was from ten minutes ago.
11:41Captioned, Maximum Boyfriend Power.
11:43Who says captains only fly planes?
11:45Best support.
11:46Look that photo.
11:48I suddenly remembered last summer at the noisy Coney Island Amusement Park.
11:53Noah, I want to try it too.
11:55Don't do that, Skylin.
11:56It's not appropriate.
11:58Turns out it wasn't appropriate.
12:00Just the wrong person.
12:03Don't cry, Skyler.
12:05Crying over unworthy people was letting myself down.
12:08Packing this late?
12:10Long flight next week.
12:12Getting things organized in advance.
12:14He's showing no suspicion.
12:16He even came over, bent down to check my suitcase lock.
12:20Then click, personally locked it for me.
12:24Alright, get some sleep.
12:26I looked at that suitcase he'd personally locked, my throat suddenly tight.
12:31He'd never know this case didn't hold flight equipment, but my determination to leave.
12:43Today was my last flight as Noah's co-pilot.
12:46And Bella's maiden voyage as the 787's per cert.
12:50How pathetic.
12:51Together with Noah five years, and he can't even publicly acknowledge you.
12:55Seems in his heart, you'll always be someone who can't see daylight.
13:00Know what Noah told me that morning in Central Park?
13:03Her red lips curved up.
13:05He said he missed our flying days together most.
13:08Thanks for your hard work these five years, playing his assistant by day, his bed party by night.
13:15But you must have noticed, his favorite positions were all ones I taught him.
13:21If you want to say these things, you should tell Noah.
13:24Or can you only show off in front of me?
13:27Skylar, clinging to a man who doesn't love you?
13:30Don't you find it humiliating?
13:32Noah only has me in his heart.
13:34He's just killing time with you.
13:36The gifts he gave you were just styles I didn't want.
13:39Even the man himself, I used him first.
13:43You know what?
13:43Only he and I are the most compatible.
13:46Body and soul.
13:47Look at Bella.
13:49I suddenly finding this scene ridiculous.
13:52She expected to see me break down.
13:54But ever since I discovered those flirty texts on Noah's phone,
13:58my heart had withered like a dying flower.
14:01No amount of provocation could make it bloom again.
14:03Since you're so perfect together, I wish you both a happy reunion.
14:11From today on, my life would be like this sunshine.
14:15Bright and warm.
14:17Flaps 5 degrees.
14:19Flaps 5, check.
14:21Takeoff thrust set.
14:22Thrust set, check.
14:23We coordinated as seamlessly as the past 5 years.
14:27But every command today carried farewell.
14:29This was the last time I'd sit on his right.
14:31From now on, I'd be the one holding the control pallor,
14:36bringing every aircraft safely through takeoff and landing.
14:46At 35,000 feet, Noah engaged autopilot.
14:50We walked out of the cockpit one after another to patrol the cabin.
14:54Noah?
14:55Just then, the plane suddenly hit severe turbulence.
14:59An overhead boom door popped open,
15:01and a heavy suitcase fell straight down.
15:04Time stretched infinitely in that moment.
15:07I saw Noah instinctively pull Bella into his arms,
15:11while that case struck solidly on my right shoulder.
15:16Captain Skyler!
15:19First, go call the passengers.
15:21Tell them this is just normal turbulence.
15:23Okay.
15:24Whose responsibility was this?
15:26Sorry, I just took something out,
15:28and might not have closed it properly.
15:31Can't handle even this basic operation.
15:34What if it had hit a passenger?
15:36Skyler, it was an accident.
15:38Don't be so harsh.
15:39At 35,000 feet, there's no such thing as accident.
15:42That's what you said.
15:44I'm disappointed.
15:48About what just happened?
15:50I'm very sorry, but Bella was closer to me.
15:53I instinctively...
15:54It's fine.
15:55This is my last time flying the 787 with you anyway.
15:58You're angry about what just happened?
16:00No.
16:01Bella's been away from this position five years.
16:04She needs time to readjust.
16:06You shouldn't be too hard on her.
16:09Those words were like the final boulder
16:11crushing the last hope in my heart.
16:14The one who made the mistake got tender protection,
16:17while the injured one was accused of being too harsh.
16:21The aching right shoulder felt like a prominent period,
16:24marking the end date of these five years.
16:27Sure enough, some routes are destined to be flown alone.
16:37After seven hours of flight, the plane landed smoothly at Ankendridge Airport.
16:42After resting overnight at the airport hotel,
16:46Noah took me to see the northern lights as promised.
16:49Except seeing the ever-present Bella,
16:51plus other crew members, extinguished any ancipation in my heart.
16:55After Noah's relentless pestering,
16:57I finally agreed.
16:59When we reached the observation cabin,
17:02the aurora happened to unfold its magnificent display across the night sky.
17:07Noah, remember?
17:09The first time we saw the aurora, we had that big fight.
17:12You swore you'd bring me back.
17:14Thank you for always remembering that promise.
17:17I never forget promises I make to you.
17:19In that moment, it felt like an icy blade pierced my heart.
17:23So the person Noah's wanted to share the auroras with was Bella all along.
17:29And I was just a bystander he'd brought along.
17:32The final flights are complete.
17:34Awaiting instructions, sir.
17:35From today, you're no longer the 787's co-pilot,
17:39but captain of the GF-028 route.
17:42Congratulations, Skylar.
17:43You're not only Aurora Airlines' youngest female captain,
17:46but also the pioneer of this new route.
17:50Skylar, why isn't your name on tomorrow's flight schedule?
17:53Been too tired lately.
17:54Requested a few days off.
17:55That's good.
17:56We promised to fly together until retirement.
17:59Skylar, don't lie to me.
18:00When I return, it'll be New Year's.
18:02Let's go to Tokyo for the countdown.
18:04Don't want to.
18:05Then wreck you big.
18:06Just the two of us.
18:08No.
18:09These five years, to hide our relationship,
18:11he always took me to distant cities to celebrate.
18:15But this time, I only wanted to quietly wait for the day I'd leave for Seattle.
18:20Come on, spill it.
18:21Any hidden dream destination?
18:23New Year's Eve.
18:25Come with me to Rockheller Center.
18:26Why New York?
18:27We could go somewhere more special.
18:30Just some photos.
18:31You just play photographer.
18:34As you wish.
18:35After the company party,
18:36I'll definitely announce our relationship to everyone.
18:39Just give me a little more time.
18:42Go shower.
18:43It's late.
18:45Okay.
18:47Five years,
18:49he always made me wait.
18:50But this time,
18:52I wouldn't wait anymore.
19:01December 31st.
19:03My last day countdown to leaving.
19:04I stood under the appointed starlight,
19:07waiting from afternoon until dusk,
19:09from twilight deepening into night.
19:11But Noah never appeared.
19:14New.
19:15Skylar,
19:16Bella's having the cute gastro-nuelitis.
19:18I'm at the hospital with her.
19:20I'll come find you later.
19:24Welcoming the new year in my rightful place.
19:27Hash Captain's exclusive position A2.
19:29Noah,
19:30they say liars must swallow a thousand needles.
19:33How many times have you lied to me?
19:38So what if Noah wasn't here to take my picture?
19:40From now on,
19:41I'd be my own photographer.
19:43At 10 p.m.,
19:45Noah finally called.
19:47Skylar,
19:48I'll be later.
19:49Find a cafe to sit and wait for me.
19:51Don't get cold.
19:52How much longer must I wait?
19:55I'll try to make it before midnight.
19:57Definitely spend New Year's with you.
19:59Take your photos.
20:00I'll wait until midnight.
20:02I plan to say goodbye to him at midnight.
20:04Our last meeting.
20:06Hope he won't stand me up.
20:0711 o'clock.
20:0811.30.
20:1011.59.
20:115,
20:124,
20:133,
20:142,
20:15Happy New Year!
20:18Noah never appeared.
20:19Welcoming New Year's with position A3,
20:21Times Square sky full of neon lighting up our 20s and 30s.
20:28Noah,
20:29I'm leaving.
20:30Wishing you and Bella continued success,
20:33unlocking all 108 positions.
20:41Welcome Captain Skylar.
20:43Happy New Year.
20:44Happy New Year.
20:46Looking forward to flying with you all.
20:50From now on,
20:52I was this plane's captain.
20:54Kennedy Tower,
20:56Aurora Airlines,
20:57GF-028 ready,
20:58requesting maiden flight clearance.
21:01Tower copies.
21:02GF-028 cleared for takeoff.
21:05Safe skies,
21:05Captain Evans.
21:07Goodbye,
21:08Kennedy Tower.
21:11From now on,
21:13my life would follow
21:14GF-028's route,
21:16never intersecting with Noah's.
21:18GF-028's.
21:29Dammit.
21:31I'd promised to meet Skylar before midnight for New Year's,
21:34but I'd ultimately broken my word.
21:42Is this...
21:43Bella's Instagram?
21:45What shocked him even more
21:47was that every post Bella had been sharing
21:49was set to hide from Noah Hunter.
21:52Only now did he know
21:54Bella had been harassing me
21:55behind his back all along.
21:57What are these?
22:00What is it?
22:07Noah,
22:07I've regretted these five years apart.
22:09I posted these only because
22:11I didn't want anyone between us.
22:15Let's get back together.
22:19We ended long ago.
22:21From the day you left for that Dubai promotion
22:23without looking back.
22:25Now how I love Skylar.
22:27You're lying!
22:29If you don't love me,
22:30why do you come every time I call?
22:32Why would you rather stay with me
22:34than your New Year's date?
22:36I care for you out of Caligality,
22:38more as Captain's responsibility.
22:40I don't believe it.
22:42Enough.
22:43Five years have passed.
22:45Everything's turned the page.
22:47I have a girlfriend now.
22:48For you,
22:49only professional courtesy remains.
22:53No, it's not my turn!
22:55No, it's not my turn!
22:56No, it's not my turn!
22:58Ah!
23:00No!
23:03No, no, no, no, no!
23:06Skylar,
23:07I bought you cherries.
23:20Skylar.
23:28Noah,
23:29I'm leaving.
23:30Wishing you and Bella
23:32continued success
23:33unlocking all 108 positions.
23:41The number you have dialed
23:42is out of service.
23:45Answer, Skylar.
23:46Please answer.
23:47The number you have dialed
23:48is out of service.
23:49Skylar,
23:50where did you even go?
23:56Only then did he belatedly realize
23:58I had truly left.
24:03The number you have dialed
24:10is out of service.
24:10Robert, where exactly did Skylar go?
24:12She got promoted to captain
24:14and transferred to Aurora Airlines.
24:16Why are you looking for her?
24:18Transfer?
24:20When?
24:21Why didn't she tell me?
24:22Before,
24:23even minor things like flight delays,
24:26Skylar would share with me first.
24:28Now,
24:28such a major transfer,
24:30and I knew nothing.
24:32This is Skylar's career choice.
24:34Why should she tell you?
24:36Skylar was your co-pilot for five years.
24:39Otherwise,
24:40with her abilities,
24:41she could have been captain three years ago.
24:43Skylar could have been promoted to captain
24:45three years ago.
24:46She stayed in the co-pilot position
24:49to fly with me.
24:50Can I help you?
24:52Please,
24:53tell me where she is.
24:54I need to find her.
24:56What will you do finding her?
24:58She has her new route.
25:00You have your flight stays to handle.
25:02She's my girlfriend.
25:03I need to bring her back.
25:06You've been together all along?
25:08Never went public?
25:10Yes.
25:11Five years.
25:13Five years.
25:14You both hit it quite well.
25:16Look this.
25:21Seattle?
25:23I need a few days leave.
25:25I'm going to find her immediately.
25:33Skylar,
25:35having worked with you for five years,
25:37only now did I discover
25:39you had long since
25:40since taken rooted in my heart.
25:45If I had gone public earlier,
25:47you might never have left me.
25:48Five years.
25:51Skylar Evans,
25:52my love.
25:53Five years.
25:55Skylar and Noah
25:55have been together five years.
26:01Didn't Noah always like Bella?
26:03Why the sudden announcement?
26:04Quick,
26:04tag them and ask.
26:06What's going on?
26:07When did Skylar leave the group?
26:11Who wouldn't leave?
26:12Skylar was the underground girlfriend
26:14for five years.
26:19The moment Bella came back,
26:22Noah changed his attitude,
26:23drawing clear lines
26:24in front of everyone.
26:26I'd leave too.
26:27Who could take that?
26:34I never meant to distance myself.
26:39I just wanted to wait a bit longer.
26:42I just wanted to wait a bit longer.
26:45I just wanted to wait a bit longer.
26:53I was wrong.
26:57Terribly,
26:57terribly wrong.
26:58Skylar.
27:07While Noah handled her matters in New York,
27:10I'd already piloted GF-028,
27:13smoothly landing on Seattle-Tacoma Airport's runway.
27:16Aurora Airlines,
27:17GF-028,
27:18calling Seattle Tower.
27:20Go ahead.
27:22GF-028 requesting taxi instructions.
27:25Surface wind 230 degrees at 5 knots.
27:28Use taxi weight 01 left to gate 3.
27:31GF-028,
27:32welcome to Seattle.
27:35Thank you,
27:36Seattle Tarp.
27:42Welcome to Seattle.
27:43Tower's greeting was quite enthusiastic today,
27:46Captain Evans.
27:47Crew members prepared a welcome banquet at Pilot's Home,
27:49hoping you'll lead us in opening this new route.
27:51Okay.
27:54Liam.
27:55Let me reintroduce myself.
27:57Liam Carter,
27:58your Seattle air traffic controller.
28:01No wonder on the plane,
28:02I'd found the tower voice both pleasant and familiar.
28:06So it really was Liam.
28:08He'd been my senior at flight school,
28:11two years ahead,
28:12a campus celebrity even then.
28:13I'd always thought he'd become an outstanding captain.
28:17Never imagined he'd chosen air traffic control.
28:21Liam,
28:22hello.
28:23Sorry,
28:24I just
28:25didn't expect to run into you here.
28:27We few are really faded.
28:29Same flight school graduates,
28:31now in the same crew.
28:33Back then,
28:33I secretly shipped you two as a couple.
28:35Shame it ended badly.
28:37What do you mean ended badly?
28:39Our captain Skyler later fell for her instructor.
28:42Too bad that guy wasn't very reliable.
28:45Those words were like a fine needle piercing my heart.
28:48Those memories of Noah rushed in.
28:51The initial flutter.
28:52Five years of devotion.
28:55Feisnal betrayal.
28:57Enough,
28:57this was enough.
28:59Back then,
29:00Liam always,
29:01Ryan,
29:02try this.
29:04Seven years ago,
29:06we'd made a bet.
29:07The loser had to grant the winner a request.
29:10Confident I'd win,
29:11I'd agreed his and his first scarf.
29:13Result,
29:13I lost completely.
29:15Forced to grip my teeth
29:17and knit this scarf with crooked stitches.
29:20I'd nem ever imagined that years later,
29:23he'd still kept it.
29:27This scarf.
29:30Yeah,
29:30it's the one you gave me.
29:33That was so long ago.
29:39Not long for me.
29:41Especially since it was something you gave me.
29:43His tone was calm,
29:45yet like a pebble dropped into my heart's lake.
29:56Just as I stepped off the plane,
29:59Skylar!
30:00I heard that familiar voice behind me.
30:05What are you doing here?
30:06I came to bring you home.
30:09Home?
30:10In what capacity?
30:12Your secret lover you hid for five years,
30:14or the third wheel between you and Bella?
30:16I'd already seen his social media posts,
30:19but only found them laughable.
30:22He'd demanded the underground relationship,
30:24now he was performing deep affection.
30:26Look,
30:27every day I'm posting to tell everyone you're my girlfriend as-
30:30Enough.
30:31What's the point now?
30:32We ended long ago.
30:33No,
30:34we can't end.
30:35Bella and I really have nothing.
30:37Those were all misunderstandings.
30:39None of that matters anymore.
30:42We're not compatible.
30:44I don't want to see snow and remember standing alone in Times Square until dawn on New Year's Eve.
30:50Noah,
30:50go back.
30:52That night I was-
30:53Because-
30:54Because you left her alone in Sub-Zero Streets to spend New Year's Eve with another woman, right?
30:59Liam,
31:01what are you doing here?
31:02Coming to back her up.
31:05This isn't your business.
31:07Let her go.
31:08I warned you back at flight school.
31:10If you truly cared for her,
31:12cherish her properly.
31:13What did you do?
31:14This is between Skylar and me.
31:16Now,
31:16it is my business.
31:20Skylar,
31:22give me a chance to pursue you,
31:23okay?
31:32Don't joke around.
31:33Do you want to keep being harassed by him?
31:36He was doing this to help me completely break free from Noah,
31:40someone as outstanding as him.
31:43How could he possibly actually be interested in me?
31:46Go back.
31:47I'm with Liam now.
31:49We ended long ago.
31:50We never officially broke up.
31:51How can you-
31:52Didn't you also immediately go find Bella after she came back?
31:57I-
31:58Let's go.
32:08Is this...
32:09Bella's USB drive?
32:12Oh my god.
32:13Bella had been leaking the company's trade secrets to competitors.
32:17Even more shocking,
32:18a folder named Plan contained detailed records of how she'd meticulously orchestrated every chance in ca-
32:25And those seemingly intimate photos were actually staged while he was drunk.
32:29Under her manipulation,
32:30Those ambiguous private messages were all her carefully scripted lines.
32:34What angered him most?
32:35She'd even contacted several tabloid media outlets,
32:39preparing to expose Global Airlines Captain Two Timing News,
32:43attempting to completely destroy his career and love life.
32:47Bella!
32:49Bella!
32:50Didn't expect you to initiate meeting me.
32:59What is this?
33:00What's the point forging these?
33:03Need me to hand these to the company's security department for authenticity verification?
33:09Or, directly to the police?
33:25Let me explain.
33:26Explain what?
33:28Explain how you calculatedly destroyed my relationship with Skylar.
33:32Explain how you used my trust to steal company secrets.
33:37It's all because of her!
33:38I loved you so much!
33:41Came back from Dubai, but you only had eyes for her!
33:45So you retaliated this way?
33:48Do you, you ruined.
33:50This could ruin so many people's careers.
33:52I don't care!
33:54What I can't have, no one else could!
33:56I don't care!
33:57We're finished.
33:59You'll pay for your actions.
34:02The next day, Noah brought all evidence to the company's security department.
34:08Simultaneously, the company's lawyer sent termination letters to Bella's residence.
34:13A week later, police officially arrested Bella on charges of commercial fraud and defenation.
34:19The news quickly spread through aviation circles.
34:24Noah cooperated with police as key witness to complete the investigation.
34:41In that moment, his heart felt both stabbing pain and strange relief.
34:46That girl who once stood behind him had now flown toward broader skies.
34:52Noah didn't go to Seattle again.
34:54He spent an entire week handwriting a long letter.
35:00Dear Skyler,
35:01You taught me what love is, what responsibility means.
35:06You gave up three promotion opportunities for me, yet I was blind.
35:11You endured five years as my secret girlfriend, yet I took it for granted.
35:17Now you're flying freely, while I've finally learned to let go.
35:22May you forever soar in your own blue skies.
35:38Oh my god, the right engine's out!
35:40Shut down right engine.
35:41Follow emergency procedures.
35:44Engine shut down.
35:46Skyler, we only have one engine now.
35:48Don't panic.
35:49I'll handle it.
35:50Passengers, this is Captain Skyler.
35:52The aircraft has encountered some technical issues we're addressing.
35:55Please remain calm and keep seat belts fastened.
35:58God, single engine.
35:59Not enough fuel to reach Tokyo.
36:01Then we won't go to Tokyo.
36:03How far to Anchorage?
36:04400 plus nautical miles.
36:06Just barely enough fuel if everything goes smoothly.
36:09Anchorage airport, this is GF 028.
36:11We need emergency landing.
36:12GF 028, state your situation.
36:15Right engine failure, 182 souls on board.
36:17Requesting immediate landing.
36:18Estimated arrival of 35 minutes.
36:20Copy.
36:20Runway cleared for you.
36:22Emergency crews standing by.
36:24The plane began descending.
36:25Missing one engine, the entire aircraft tilted right.
36:29I had to constantly adjust to maintain balance.
36:31Fuel warning.
36:32Don't panic.
36:34Don't panic.
36:35Ryan, follow my lead.
36:36Take deep breaths.
36:37We can do this.
36:40I said for Ryan and myself.
36:43Land finally appeared outside the window.
36:46Anchorage.
36:46I'd never found this name so beautiful.
36:49GF 028, turn left, descend to 3000 feet.
36:53Copy.
36:54This was the most dangerous moment.
36:56Single engine landing, no second chances.
37:00200 feet.
37:02100 feet.
37:03What?
37:04Ten feet.
37:09No.
37:16Finally, the plane stopped.
37:26well done captain skyler you just saved everyone those 35 minutes felt like a century i truly felt
37:35death's proximity for the first time and for the first time i felt i could hold up the sky
37:40on my own all those voices saying i wasn't calm enough didn't deserve to be captain now they could
37:46all shut up three days after the engine failure incident aurora airline sales held a celebration
37:54banquet for me liam stayed by my side all evening deflecting drinks serving food attentive beyond
38:01ignoring skyler there's something i must tell you i like you i've liked you since the day i first saw
38:14you for a full seven years seven years watching you with no every day was torture but but i thought
38:24as long as you were happy now you're finally free i don't want to miss this chance liam
38:36i know you might not be ready but skyler give me a chance to prove love doesn't have to be
38:40a burden
38:46meeting his determined gaze i think about liam's seven-year vigil noah's five-year dismissiveness
38:52what i truly wanted what if i'm not sure i can love you
38:58then i'll work to make you love me
39:03let's try
39:06thank you skyler
39:20the next day at work my inbox held two emails one was from the company's hr department promoted to
39:27director of flight standards in recognition of outstanding performance the other email was from
39:33noah in his letter he congratulated me on my promotion and thanked me for helping him become
39:38a better person additionally he has accepted a transfer to the africa route and will depart next
39:44week i stared at the screen for a long time finally replying four words take care
39:53three years later
39:56long time no see
40:03long time
40:05i heard you're getting married
40:08next month
40:12liam's a good man
40:14much better than me
40:17the past is past
40:21yes past
40:23my flight's boarding
40:24wishing you happiness
40:26sincerely
40:30you too
40:36why'd you come
40:40ryan said you ran into noah in paris worried you'd be upset
40:46you're not bothered
40:47why would i be he's the past i'm the present and future
40:54liam i love you i love you too
41:04seattle tower aurora airlines gf-028 requesting takeoff clearance
41:14cleared for takeoff gf-028 your tower will be waiting for your return
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