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She leaned over to see around the forward cabin divider-just as the man
in 6C reached for the call button again.

Annette took her time unbuckling her seatbelt and folding the aft facing
seat before moving quietly through the first class cabin into coach and
kneeling beside the man's seat.

"You called, sir?" she asked in quiet, discreet tones.

The man's voice boomed back at her, loud enough to be heard in the
forward section of the coach cabin.

"Does it meet with your royal approval now, madam, that I get up and get
my computer out of the overhead so I can get some work done?" he asked
in a demeaning tone. "I could also use a vodka tonic,

if it wouldn't be too much trouble to ask you to do your job."

Annette looked at the carpet for a few seconds and cleared her throat,
before looking back up at him.

"You'll have a chance to order a drink in a few minutes when the other
flight attendants begin their service, sir. Right now, the seatbelt sign
is still on and I must ask you to stay seated. I'll get your briefcase
down for you, though, if you'll answer a question for me." "What?" There
was sudden suspicion in his eyes.

"Have you ever flown commercially before?"

Several passengers in nearby seats suppressed smiles, one actually
chuckling out loud at her question.

He leaned back and snorted to emphasize a practiced look of disgust as
he checked a large, gold wristwatch. A Rolex, she noted.

"That's an inane question, woman! I own a tour company. I fly
commercially all the time."

Annette nodded. "Well, anyone who's in the travel business and who uses
this airline system on a regular basis should be aware of a few basic
procedures, such as all the rules you seem to be angry with me for
enforcing."

The man came forward in his seat, his eyebrows raised, his squarish face
turning slightly purple. "How dare you lecture me?" he said in a loud,
outraged tone.

Annette smiled at him. "And how dare you fly on a discounted ticket and
beat up on me for not giving you first class?"