Saying goodbye to her family a second time around was harder than Emily thought it would be. Her emotions were already running high, and she couldn’t help the tears that slipped down her cheeks as her mother squeezed her close. This time it didn’t feel like it was too much hug like it normally did. Her ribs didn’t creak from the pressure, her body could handle her mother’s love in a way it couldn’t before.
Buckling her seatbelt, Emily looked over at CJ. He had slipped on a pair of shoes and his glasses were back in place. He held his phone out to her with a half smile; she raised an eyebrow, not understanding what he wanted.
“I need your address,” he smiled, watching the blush spread across her pale cheeks as she took the phone from his hands. Unlocking the screen, she let out a lit
