Chapter Sixty-One
We pulled up to the terminal, my heart was pounding in my chest. Louis found a parking spot easily enough. I took a deep breath and stepped out of the car, feeling Louis’ hand on the small of my back.
We made our way to the arrivals lounge and peered through the crowd of people, searching for my parents. Suddenly, I saw them, my heart leaping with joy. They looked just as I remembered them, my dad tall and distinguished, my mom petite and elegant. I ran over to them, tears streaming down my face and hugged them both tightly.
“Mom, Dad, I missed you so much,” I whispered, breathing in the scent of them. They smelled like my childhood. Dad’s aftershave mixed with the scent of mom’s perfume. But beneath that were their unique scents that I would always associate with happ
