A Man Kept Manspreading Into a Woman's Plane Seat for Hours – When He Returned From the Restroom, He Shouted, 'What the Hell Did You Do?!'

I considered answering, but the flight attendant was waiting with my drink.

I thanked her and held the cup until Josh finally moved.

***

Steven would've laughed at how carefully I'd tried to handle the situation.

Once, at a grocery store, I'd bumped into an abandoned shopping cart and apologized.

"Celeste, sweetheart, the cart doesn't have feelings," he'd said.

He spent the rest of our shopping trip apologizing to shelves.

***

Remembering him made me smile.

Then Josh stretched his leg again.

I checked the time.

We weren't even halfway there.

A little later, the flight attendant returned to collect our cups.

She stopped beside our row.

I glanced at Josh.

He'd removed one headphone and was watching me.

I could explain everything. She was standing right there.