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He nodded. “The reason I gave you my battery is a mystery to me, and that’s the way it’ll stay.”
“You’re a good man, Chris.” Taking the battery out of his hand, I removed the dead one from my own and passed it over.
Chris shook his head and laughed. “I wish you’d tell Catie that. She seems to think the old man is a little out of touch these days.”
My spirits lifted for the first time in hours. Reaching into my pocket, my fingers closed around a piece of paper. Opening it up, I realized it was the set list Zane and I had been working on before the radio show. “Do you have a pen?”
Fishing around in his suit jacket, Chris pulled one out and handed it to me. Placing the paper on my knee, I quickly scribbled a note on the back and handed it to him. As Chris read the words aloud, his eyes crinkled with appreciation.
Dear Catie,
Your dad is a good man. Probably one of the coolest guys I’ve ever met. You’re lucky to have him as your father. You owe him one.
All the best,
Julian Bale
P.S. Buy him a new phone battery. He deserves it.
“Hey, thanks, Julian! That’s really nice of you.”
I slapped him on the back. “You’ve saved my ass, Chris. I’ll never be able to repay you.”
“Just call your wife,” he said with a tight smile. “I’m getting old. I’m banking on this whole pay it forward thing.”
I let out an honest laugh. “Karma will come back around to you, man. Count on it.”
As I locked the fully charged battery into place, I replaced the back of the phone just as the attendant called us to board the flight home.
