Deanna Rain has always made the safe choice, taken the safe job, dated the safe guys. But now she just has to bust out of her self-imposed chains or she’ll die. She needs to do something wild and crazy. Something like skydiving. What could be riskier or more wild than jumping out of a plane? Jumping tandem with Cole Johnson, that’s what. But with Cole, the risk might very well be to her heart. Jumpmaster Cole Johnson is barely keeping his head above water. He’s supported his passion for skydiving by starting a parachuting school. But his bills are stacking up and his calendar is empty. Soon, he’ll have to close his doors to return to a nine-to-five job. When Deanna shows up for a tandem jump, Cole knows this is going to be his last lesson. And he plans to go out with a bang. Ask yourself, how much can happen in sixty seconds of free fall? Deanna and Cole are about to find out. [Previously published in 2003 in the anthology Resolutions] *** Warning: contains explicit material ***