Rose Red Rhymes 2: The Night Before Christmas

Christmas comes but once a year, and no-one is more thankful than DCI Cass "red" Rose as she prepares to wind down for the Holidays and take her annual leave.But first there's some last minute Christmas shopping to attend to, while four year old Ruby visits Santa's Grotto with her Grandma.What could possibly go wrong?This is a true accounting of one of my flying adventures over New England(US). All seemed right until all seemed wrong... Flying at night, over water, in clouds with heavy rain, is not a good time to lose engine power.Thankfully, I had Bob along.3k word, short story