“Tell you what,” said the pilot. “I'll just wait with you till she comes.”
“What's going on?” Lily demanded through the phone.
“A pilot wants to sit with me until Grandma gets back from the bathroom,” said Michael.
“Let me talk to him.”
“No.”
“Michael, you can't be alone in an airport.”
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