Chapter 42“Mom, mom, over here,” Lani yelled. Her mother heard her daughter's excited voice bounce through the crowded terminal. A voice she'd recognize anywhere, floated over the melded sounds of visitors, crying babies, overhead announcements and the general melee associated with commercial airports.
Penny sprang to greet her little girl and they both fell into each other's arms. “Oh, my baby, I'm so glad you're here.” But her Lani didn't look like a baby anymore. In front of her stood a grown woman wearing a cute pink tunic and black leggings. In a short time span of three months, her child had blossomed, just like her beloved zinnias.
Lani hugged her dad. She pulled an out of breath Peter over for introductions. “This is Peter.”
Peter stood over six feet. He had blond hair and it lo
