She recognized the controller’s voice as someone she had spoken with during previous flights, but she had no idea how he knew.
“Thank you,” she replied, maintaining her professional tone. “That’s very kind of you.”
The controller continued with the necessary instructions, and the flight proceeded normally.
Only after the aircraft had landed safely and taxied to its assigned gate did Elena turn toward Marcus.
“Did you arrange that?”
He gave her an innocent look.
“Arrange what?”
“The birthday message.”
He smiled.
“Maybe I mentioned it to someone when we were discussing the flight.”
“Marcus.”
“All right. I may have sent a message to a friend in the tower.”
Elena shook her head, smiling.
“You didn’t have to do that.”
“I know.”
His expression became more serious.
“But I wanted to. You spend a lot of time making sure everyone else gets where they need to go. It seemed fair that someone should make sure you felt appreciated, too.”
