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I’ve never felt more lost in my life. Ever since I saw her, it’s felt like I’ve been in a free fall.
“Fine,” Tyler grunts. “Take her. But don’t do this shit again.”
“Thanks!” I shout as I take off on the horse. She’s the fastest in town. A beautiful white mare named Otter.
She’s pumping her legs as I point her nose to the valley on the east side of the mountains. That’s where my girl is landing, and that’s where I’ll be to greet her.
She left me stunned as I watched her friends drive away, taking my heart with them. I feel hollow now. I don’t know what this is, but I know my life will never be the same again.
I’ve always been content with my single life. Working in Search and Rescue, exploring the mountains, working out, going to the pub with friends, and drawing maps in my free time was all I really needed.
I looked at what Colin and Julian have—wives, children, loving families—and I was happy for them, but I also felt like it wasn’t for me. Like a pair of shoes that didn’t fit right. That way of life didn’t hold any appeal to me.
But now… Knowing that angel is in the world… It’s all I can think about.
I want her. I want her to be the one. I want to love her for the rest of my life and make a family with her. I want to put a baby in her. A whole house full of them.
“What the hell is wrong with you?” I mutter to myself as Otter leaps over a fallen tree and sprints up the incline at a reckless pace. “You don’t even know her. You haven’t spoken to her. You don’t even know her name.”
But even as I say it, I know none of that matters. When you know, you know.
And I know.
We fly through the mountains on the way to the landing site. It’s a late summer day with the sun shining, but there’s a nice breeze rippling through the tall grass, so it’s not too hot.
This is a spectacular area. I love to hike out here from time to time and stare up at the tall majestic mountains that have stood here for millions of years and wonder about the stories they could tell. They saw dinosaurs roaming in these valleys. They have the weight of history in their rugged shapes.
But right now, I’m not giving them a second glance. I’m staring up at the blue sky, trying to find her. Trying to spot my angel descending from heaven.
My heart skips a beat when I spot a colorful parachute coming down, and then another. I count five of them, but I can’t tell which one is my girl.
“Come on,” I say, urging Otter on. The parachutes disappear behind the mountains as we rush forward to meet them in the valley. This is the part I’m worried about the most. The winds can be fierce and unpredictable around the mountains. They can easily send an inexperienced skydiver swirling in an unexpected direction.
Otter is definitely earning the bag of apples I’m going to buy her after this as she races along the base of the mountain. We circle the base until the valley comes into view.
I look back up and count four of them coming down hot.
My eyes dart from one to another. They’re close enough now that I can see their faces.
“Where is she?” I gasp, my stomach dropping in horror as I frantically scan the sky for her.
She’s gone.
The driver of the Jeep—the tall lanky redhead lands first. I steer Otter toward him and race over.
He’s pulling in his parachute when I arrive.
“Where is she?” I bark at him.
He pulls his head back in shock when he sees me. “You’re the guy from the store. The Search and Rescue dude, right?”
I leap off Otter and charge right up to him. “Where is she?”
He’s taken aback by my aggression until he realizes what I’m asking.
“Oh shit!” he says as he starts looking around for her. “Where’d she go?”
Two others land nearby.
