One thing that stays constant at every airport is that the P.A. systems are crappy, and the Cascade Airport was *not* proving to be the exception. I thought that the announcement was for the flight that I was meeting, but I wasn't really paying too much attention, and from what I could tell, it wasn't intelligible anyway. Shrugging, I thought to myself that if people started to come off the ramp, then I would know. On the heels of that thought, the airline employee opened the double doors, and removed the rope barricade that was blocking the opening. Finally - three delays, and forty-five minutes after it was supposed to arrive, my sister's plane was here. Moving closer to the gate, I scanned the faces of the people coming through the doors, hoping that Thea had been seated at the front of the plane. A smiling grandmother, a businessman talking on a cell phone, a woman in Army dress greens, a pair of college aged girls - all of these people and more, passed by me, and still no Thea. "Blair!" At the shout, I turned to see the most beautiful man that I've ever seen moving towards the gate. Tall, easily more than six feet, with brownish hair and eyes the color of the sky. I followed him with my eyes, wanting to see who was lucky enough to have this guy meeting them. Imagine my surprise when he was nearly knocked over by a flannel covered body topped with long, dark hair that curled around a masculine face. The flowers in his hand were forgotten as the larger man enfolded his companion in his embrace, and leaned to kiss him. When he was finally set back on his feet, the smaller man said, "God, Jim, I missed you." "Yeah, Chief, I missed you too." Pulling the backpack Blair's shoulder, Jim turned to leave the terminal, pulling Blair's hand into his. As the two men passed me, I watched as Blair gestured towards the flowers and asked, "Are those for me? Gee, Jim, I never knew that you were the flowers and hearts type..." Watching them until they turned the corner, I could feel the smile on my face get bigger -- I looked around to see if anyone else had seen the love between those two, and was disappointed to see that I appeared to have been the only one. Ah well -- I suppose that they hadn't intended for anyone to overhear their greetings, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for the people that had missed it. If only everyone could feel that loved, the world would definitely be a happier place... Lost in my thoughts, I was startled when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see Thea, the reason I was there, looking me in the face and asking me if I was okay. She'd come off the plane right behind Blair, and had been trying to get my attention...