September was still a busy tourist month, but the Harbour Chophouse saved ten percent of its capacity for the locals during the summer rush. Tonight, Mitch and I were going to celebrate our fifth anniversary at one of the seaside restaurants I’d managed to secure a reservation at. The inbound flight from Seattle was the last of the day, finally. Those with a little more money, caught the more expensive charter flights. Over the summer months, our lovely little village swelled a hundred times its size as visitors drove across Vancouver Island to visit our impressive beaches and ride the amazing waves. Most were intra-island, but occasionally, a few times a week there was a flight to the mainland, either Vancouver or Seattle. Mitch’s voice crackled on the walkie-talkie.Ĭheshire Bay typically had two flights a day, which given the size of the town, was quite a lot. We’d drive in to work together, go our separate ways – him to the garage, me to the front desk as the face of West Coast Air and Cheshire Bay Airport – and we’d cross paths occasionally before heading to our home at the centre of our tiny village.įlight 145 had touched down. Some say they’d never be able to work with their boyfriends, but I couldn’t think of a better way to spend my day.

Off to the sidelines was the love of my life – Mitch Macomber, the airport mechanic, baggage handler, and all-around sweetheart of a sex-god. Flight 145 inbound from Seattle was on visual approach, and I was prepared to greet the three passengers aboard the Cessna 140. I clicked off the walkie-talkie and walked to the bank of full-length windows. Shander, H.M., 1975-Return to Cheshire Bay Table of Contents

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Adrift in Cheshire Bay by H.M. Shander