Murderous Skies

 Flight 151 to Las Vegas,Nevada  took off....We had just got up into the sky good...Where we could take our seat belts off and walk around...I excused myself to use the restroom...

My wife Sepia, who was traveling with me chose to stay in her seat....A young man walked by and smiled at her...

''Heyy Baby...what's a fine thing like you doing flying alone and in coach, when you could be sitting up front in first class with me?" he asked.

Sepia smiled at him and asked...

''So what are you doing in coach?"

''Headed towards the restroom...Uh the one in my area is uh occupied...if you know what I'm sayin...heh,heh, heh...a couple is in there uh trying to join the uh mile high club.....You know..You and I could uh join that same club if you uh are uh interested...Heh,Heh,heh.." he laughed..

 "I don't think my husband would like that." she said and showed him her wedding band...

''Well, what he don't know won't hurt him gorgeous...You know what they say...What happens on the plane,stays on the plane..Heh..Heh..Heh?" he laughed...

Just then,I was returning to my seat...I had heard the tail end of his conversation...

"Excuse me...that's my seat." I said and sat down next to Sepia...

"Heyyy man..I was talkin to the young hottie here...."he said.

"Beat it." I said tersely....

"I take it ..uh..this is your uh husband?" he asked...

Sepia nodded-

"Yes he is."

Again I looked at him...

"Beat it." I said.

He shrugged his shoulders and turned and headed toward the restroom....

Sepia looked at me and smiled..

 "I'm so glad you decided to go with me to the National Realators convention in Vegas Honey Bunny."said Sepia..

"I'm glad I'm going too, with you meeting guys like that." I said...

"Oh he's drunk. I could have handled him..."said Sepia.. "Besides..Bonita is almost ready to have her baby....and she couldn't go....and I needed some company..." said Sepia..

Just then a stewardess walked over to us....

"Was that guy bothering with you two?" she asked..

"Uh..Oh no..We uh had the situation under control.." I said and smiled.. I looked at her ID badge...It said Elizabeth Mousely...

"I'm glad you came back and sat down ..That guy has been trying to put the moves on every woman that appears to be sitting by herself...He's an annoying nuisance...Reminds me of my cheating -lousy ex-husband." she said bitterly...

Both Sepia and I kind of winced...

"But don't mind me...I'm just venting...If you two need anything..Just ask for me..Betty....Betty Mousely....I like you two...You seem like a happy couple." she said with a smile.

"We are.." said Sepia.....

"You guys been married long?" she asked.

"About four years..We have a little girl..She's one years old ."said Sepia..

"And this is your first trip alone without her...Ohhhhhhh how sweet..." said Betty.

"Do you have any children?" I asked..

"Uh no....When I was married...that discussion was you might say...Always up in the air!" she said...

The three of us laughed......

"Well if you guys need anything...Just let me know." she said.

"We will." said Sepia.

Once she left...I turned to Sepia ....

"What would I do without you for a whole week?" I said..

"Oh you'd be in Josies every night or out on some case...This time you and I will have a nice vacation away from the players and we are going where nobody knows your name ,so you can't get involved in any case...It'll just be me and you." said Sepia.

"We are being face timed." I said..

Sepia and I looked at our Ipad mini and saw the face of our friend, Eva Corona and our baby girl, Kimberly...Eva was back in Philly watching Kimberly for us..

"Hola Mr. Kevin, Mrs. Sepia..Kimberly wanted to see you.." said Eva...

We both smiled and waved to our baby girl, who waved back at us....


''How is your flight?"she asked...

''So far it's the smoothest flight I've been on in awhile." I said.

I spoke too soon...

The plane started shaking something terrible...

"Spoke too soon Eva...We are experiencing a little uh turbulence....uhhhhhhh.." I said...as the plane began to shake some more...It felt like it was dropping a bit...and then there was a loud..booom! Which frightened everyone....

''Ladies and Gentlemen...We are experiencing a bit of turbulence...Please return to your seats and buckle your seat belts..."came the voice from the cabin..

I was sweating a bit...

"We are taking the train back."I said.

"You'll be alright Mr. Kevin...That happens a lot during flights."said Eva..

"Oh..He's a big baby...He'll be alright .."said Sepia.

I felt the plane feel as though it was rising higher and soon the ride was smoother....

''Well I'm going to let you guys go....Try to relax and enjoy your flight Mr. Kevin." said Eva..

I smiled...

"I will...This is a short flight." I said.

Sepia ran her soft fingers across the crotch area of my trousers....She slyly ran her soft fingers across my now very hard and erect penis and stroked it gently...

She whispered softly in my ear....

"This should take your mind off of the turbulance.."

"Yesssss...ouuuuuuu..I'm already not thinking about it."I said.

II-

This was only a four hour flight...Why did this feel like it was going to be the longest four hours of my life?

I noticed the flight crew standing upfront talking amongst themselves...They looked as if something was wrong...They looked very grave....What can I say...I'm a detective...Private or not...It's in my instinct to observe everything...

''Sepia...I'll be right back babes." I said.

I got up and walked up to where the flight crew was talking...

''Everything alright guys?" I asked.

They clammed up, like they didn't want me to be privy to their conversation.....

"It's alright guys.."I said and pulled out my identification...

''You're a Private Investigator?" asked a stewardess.

"Yes and before that ,I was a federal investigator..."I said.

"FBI?? DEA??" asked one man..

"No...NCIS..."I said.

"Ohhhhh like the television show.." he said.

"Yeah...Like the Television show. "I said smiling.

 "Our Air Marshall...Clint McCool has vanished..."said the Captain...

''What? Vanished?? How?  "I asked,incredulous..

"He was sitting across from you."said the Stewardess...

"He was?" I said...Surprised that I hadn't noticed...

"We found his ID Badge."said another Stewardess....

I looked at it closely...

"Clint McCool...Okay...I remember him...vaguely...I don't recall seeing him get up." I said and then I thought..

Sepia ran her soft fingers across the crotch area of my trousers....She slyly ran her soft fingers across my now very hard and erect penis and stroked it gently...

She whispered softly in my ear....

"This should take your mind off of the turbulance.."

"Yesssss...ouuuuuuu..I'm already not thinking about it."I said.

My wife had a way of taking my mind off of a lot of things...I smiled at the thought....

"Well where have you checked? Have you checked both restrooms? "I asked...

"We have and we've been through Coach and First Class...He's not in any of the seats..." said one the male servers....

"When was the last time anybody remembers seeing him?" I asked..

"It was around the time we served Coffee and Orange Juice...That would have been at 11:00 o'clock...He was standing outside of the restroom." said another stewardess.

"Hmmm...without causing a panic...I wonder if anybody was taking photos with their cell phones...They might have a photo of him..."I said.

I walked back to my seat...Sepia looked up at me...

"Everything Alright?" she asked...

"The Air Marshall is missing.." I said.

"Huh? the guy that was sitting across from us?" she asked...

"You recognized him?" I asked..

"Yes...he was wearing a holster under his jacket....and I saw his ID Badge hanging around his neck..I'm surprised you didn't notice that but then again..."she said smiling at me sheepishly..."You were kind of occupied..." she said.

"See, that's why I don't take you out on my investigations.." I joked..."You are too distracting.."I laughed...

She laughed too...

"Come on...There is one place nobody mentioned looking..."I said..

"Where is that?" she said...

"In the baggage hatch below us.."I said.

III-

I took Sepia by the hand and asked one of the crew for a  flashlight...

"Can we check the lower bay...Where you keep the luggage ?  "I asked.

"Well..Nobody checked there..."said the Captain...

"Okay..we'll be just a minute..."I said..

Sepia and I took flash lights and walked down into the lower bay where luggage was stored...

"Bae,it's creepy down here.." she said...

"Yeah, for once ,you're right...I'm kind of creeped out too...What if he's down here dead."I asked..

"That's not funny Kevin..."said Sepia..

I laughed...

I pulled her to me...

I slipped her top up and marveled at her black bra...I kissed her passionately for a few minutes...

"Oh My Goodness Kevin,How can you think of sex at a time like this?" she asked..

I smiled and ignored her and continued to kiss her..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..ummmmm, we've got to stop, somebody might come down here.."said Sepia as I unbuckled her tight jeans...

"Trust me ...they won't."I said as we continued to kiss hungrilly...

Sepia's eyes suddenly got as large as saucers and she broke our embrace...

"Oh My God!" she exclaimed...

I turned and lying in the corner in an upright position was a white male, about my age...with blood running down the side of his face...

"Oh My God...Sepia..I think we've found the Air Marshall." I said..

Sepia pulled her zipper up on her jeans and straightened her blouse out...I walked over to the body knelt down and felt for a pulse...There was none...He was dead!!! And from the look of his head..He died from blunt force trauma to the head...

I looked at Sepia..

"Well Wifey...One mystery is solved!" I said.

(TO BE CONTINUED)