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`` i need my hand back . |
i do n't feel like i have a good grip on the steering wheel like you said i should , '' she protested . |
pesh sighed and released her hand . |
`` how i regret telling you that tip now , '' he lamented . |
she smiled . |
`` that 's not fair to try and distract me . |
i need to focus , so we do n't crash . '' |
`` all right . |
i 'll keep my hands to myself ... for now . '' |
a shudder went through her at his words . |
at that moment if there was any way possible to actually fly the plane and bang him , she would have tried . |
shaking her head , she tried ridding herself of her inappropriate thoughts . |
`` what 's that ? '' |
she asked , pointing at a dark blip far down on the horizon . |
pesh leaned forward in his seat , peering out the windshield . |
`` looks like a storm cloud moving in . '' |
`` we should head back then . '' |
he chuckled . |
`` i do n't think it 's going to affect us . '' |
`` yeah , well , i do n't like the thought of trying to fly in a storm . '' |
`` then we 'll head back . '' |
`` which way should i turn the plane ? '' |
`` let 's take a right , '' pesh replied . |
megan bobbed her head and then turned the yoke at the same time she pressed on the right rudder pedal with her foot . |
`` good . |
keep it coming . |
we 're almost turned around . '' |
once they were facing the opposite direction , pesh said , `` now let 's bring up the speed . '' |
she did as she was told and waited for him to give her any further instructions . |
`` we 're good to go now . |
when we 're about ten minutes out from mccollum , you need to let the atc know we 're coming in . '' |
`` okay . |
i can do that . '' |
`` do you have plans for this evening ? '' |
`` not that i know of . '' |
`` would you like to have dinner with me ? '' |
she nibbled on her bottom lip to keep from laughing at his formalness . |
`` i suppose so . |
do i get dessert afterwards ? '' |
his body tensed beside her . |
`` are you implying that i 'm dessert , or that after we finish dinner i should get you dessert ? '' |
megan laughed . |
`` no , i want you for dessert . '' |
`` then you can have me . |
always . '' |
glancing over at him , she said , `` i might have to ask for a to-go box since i 'm assuming we 'll have mason with us . '' |
`` i do n't mind . |
i enjoy spending time with him . '' |
megan could n't keep the smile off her face at pesh 's words . |
`` he really likes being with you , too . |
i 've never seen him warm up to a stranger as much as he has to you . '' |
`` i 'm a likeable guy , '' he teased . |
`` yeah , you are , '' she murmured , trying not to let the out-of-control fluttering of her heart make her think more than she should about him . |
pesh interrupted her thoughts by motioning to the controls . |
`` go ahead and start doing your landing checks . '' |
megan vaguely remembered what knobs and meters she had looked at before they took off . |
once she got through the landing checks with pesh 's help , they were getting closer to mccollum . |
`` now radio atc . '' |
`` um , okay , '' megan replied , nibbling on her lip . |
after clearing his throat , megan glanced over at pesh . |
he motioned to the yoke . |
`` oh , duh , '' she replied . |
with her thumb , she pressed the push-to-talk button . |
`` this is cessna 172 coming in for landing . '' |
before she could ask pesh if she had done it right , he relayed a different message over his push-to-talk . |
the atc 's response crackled over her headset . |
`` cessna 172 , this is ground control confirming you are clear to land . '' |
`` now push on the yoke to start the descent , '' pesh instructed . |
after she did what she was told , her eyes locked on the speedometer . |
`` should we be picking up this much speed ? '' |
`` yes and no , '' pesh replied . |
`` what the hell does that mean ? '' |
she asked , jerking her wild gaze to his . |
he chuckled . |
`` see the black knob there labeled 'throttle ' ? '' |
`` yeah . '' |
`` look at it this way . |
you know when you 're in a car and you 're going downhill , you pick up speed ? '' |
megan nodded . |
`` it 's the same thing in a plane . |
but if you pull on the throttle knob , it reduces the engine power so there wo n't be an increase in speed . '' |
with her fingers grasping the black knob , megan asked , `` how hard do i need to pull on it ? '' |
`` try pulling back half-way . '' |
after pulling on the knob , megan eyed the speed . |
`` we 're slowing down . '' |
`` good . '' |
`` are we at ninety knots ? '' |
megan glanced down . |
`` yeah . '' |
`` okay , then lower the nose just a little bit . |
that will give us a glide-path or a controlled descent . '' |
megan eased on the steering wheel until the nose of the plane dipped below the horizon . |
`` now put the landing gear in the down position , '' pesh instructed . |
`` is that the button with the little tire on it ? '' |
`` yep , that 's the one . '' |
megan pressed it . |
`` got it . '' |
`` using the steering wheel , roll the wings a little to the right , so we 're lined back up with the runway . '' |
megan turned the steering wheel to the right a little too abruptly . |
`` oops , '' she replied . |
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