Chapter 38: The Reunion
Reese
Lizzie had slept through the entire flight from Florida to Philadelphia, her head lolling against my shoulder like a kid who'd worn herself out at the playground.
Every now and then there’d be a small shift—a twitch of her fingers, a faint crease in her brow—but she never really stirred.
And I just… watched.
Not in a creepy way. Not like that. Just… making sure she was there. That she was okay.
I couldn't blame her though. The last few hours had drained us both—physically, the kind of exhaustion that settled deep in your bones.
I'd let her be, watching the clouds drift by the window while my mind churned over what waited for us on the ground.
The moment the wheels touched down at Philadelphia International Airport, her eyes snapped open.
She str
