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My pilot husband had to work overtime on Valentine's Day, so I secretly boarded his flight with our daughter, wanting to surprise him. In business class, my daughter hugged her doll and asked happily, "Mom, can I go see Dad fly the plane?" Before I could answer, the woman sitting next to me laughed: "Her dad's a pilot?" I nodded. The woman continued: "What a coincidence! My husband's a pilot too, and he's the airline's ace captain!" Looking at her proud expression, I smiled: "Really?" Soon, my husband's steady voice came through the PA system: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm the captain of this flight..." My heart warmed, but the woman next to me suddenly leaned closer: "That's my husband, the captain. Doesn't he have a nice voice?" I froze completely. The woman waved the luxury watch on her wrist: "He said he couldn't be with me on Valentine's Day. He coaxed me for hours last night and gave me this watch, specially asking me to fly with him today." I stared at that watch and immediately recognized it as the promotion gift I'd just given my husband two days ago...