Christopher came back a short while later, but the first thing he did was call his mother. “Mom, she’s not in the terminal.” He sounded annoyed. “Are you sure you got the time right? I went around the place, but I didn’t see her. Couldn’t get through to her phone either. What? She’s already gone? Hey, that’s not my fault. I came as you asked.”

 

The call obviously upset Christopher, so he kept quiet for a while after he hung up. When I patted his shoulder, he pulled my hand away. “Not now.”

 

wanted you to

“Now now, Eve. There’s this lump in my throat, but I can’t make it go away.

will

him, so he took the box from me and took the lid off. When he realized what was inside, he froze up for a moment. “Handmade truffle

stuck my tongue out. “Told you you’ll feel better. The lump’s all gone now,

made this alright. She sucks at baking, but she’s one tough cookie. No pun intended. I used to love handmade cookies like this, so she made it for me once. Tasted like crap though, so I only

 

cookies as I could at every chance I got. By the time she gave me her cookies, the

come back for our wedding,”

we get married as soon as possible? Then, you can see

 

Monica would say that, but his eyes shone with relief. “I see. She has really let it go, huh?

told me to take good care of you, or she’d come back and take you away from me.” I leaned on his shoulder and smiled. “Looks like I

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