Chapter 10“Touchdown,” I whispered as the wheels hit the tarmac.Theo sat up straight beside me, eyes glued to the window. “We’re in New York, mama?”“We are, baby.”He leaned closer, fogging the glass with his breath. “It’s so big.”“Yeah,” I murmured. “It always was.”The airport was crowded, loud as usual.“Don’t let go of my hand, okay?” I said.He nodded, clutching my hand tightly, his eyes wide as we stepped through the automatic doors at JFK.“Where’s Aunt Audrey?” he asked, tugging gently on my coat.“Right there,” I whispered, spotting her just past the crowd.And God,Audrey.She stood near the black car with tinted windows, one hand on her hip, her other holding her phone. Her heels clicked sharply against the pavement as she walked toward us,“You look like power,” I said as she reached us.She smiled, lowering her sunglasses. “That’s because I was dressed by the devil herself.”Theo ran into her arms.“Aunt Audrey!” he squealed.She picked him up like he weighed nothing.
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