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FLY BYE

Copyright © 2022 by C.W. Farnsworth

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Editing by Jovana Shirley, Unforeseen Editing

Cover Design by Kim Bailey, Bailey Cover Boutique

Print ISBN: 9798447969141

Dedication

To looking for happy endings in places you probably shouldn’t.

And persevering.

Fly By

FLY BY

verb

To pass (someone or something) by flying

AUTHOR’S NOTE

I’ve done my best to represent the places and professions depicted in this book accurately. However, it is ultimately a work of fiction and I’ve taken some creative liberties that depart from total accuracy. For anyone with extensive knowledge of these locations or careers, I hope the adjustments don’t detract from the reading experience.

CONTENTS

Synopsis

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also by C.W. Farnsworth

SYNOPSIS

The first time I saw Grayson Phillips, I fell. Tripped, to be specific. His seven-year-old self saved me from scraped knees and sentenced me to a fate of pining after my brother’s best friend for years.

People change. Childish crushes fade. I’m an adult now, a doctor with more important things to worry about. I gave up on the boy next door ever loving me a long time ago.

Or so I thought…until he returns to our hometown on leave from the Air Force. For the first time, not everything between us feels one-sided. That doesn’t make it matter. He’ll take off soon—literally.

I’m a fly by to him. Nothing more than a passing interest. A distraction.

I know getting involved with him will mean saying goodbye to my heart.

I know I should say no.

I know I’ll say yes.

CHAPTER ONE

I fell the first time I saw him.

Literally.

Pitch forward, face inches away from the pavement, scary stomach lurch fell. The sort of unexpected motion that leaves your palms sweaty and your heart pounding long after you’re back upright.