A Billion Reasons Why
“Her forehead sprang moisture before she’d reached the second step. She’d forgotten the sluggish weight of the summer weather in New Orleans. How a simple exercise like breathing required more effort. She had, in fact, lost her gills. She slid her heels back on before she stepped onto the tarmac. Raising her arms above her, she embraced the steamy heat. She closed her eyes and stepped back into the memories, when she smelled the sweet jasmine and raced to suck on cherry popsicles before they won... the battle and melted, draping her in a sticky mess.
“You okay?” She felt Luc’s hand in the center of her back.
“I’m home,” she yelled over the noise of the tarmac. “It’s been eight years!” Her mind filled with thoughts of food. There were delicacies that could only be found in New Orleans, and when her feet hit the ground, dreams of oyster po’ boys and blue plate mayonnaise made her lick her lips. “Can we eat now?”
“You’re home in style.” Luc waved a hand toward a waiting limousine.MoreLess
“You okay?” She felt Luc’s hand in the center of her back.
“I’m home,” she yelled over the noise of the tarmac. “It’s been eight years!” Her mind filled with thoughts of food. There were delicacies that could only be found in New Orleans, and when her feet hit the ground, dreams of oyster po’ boys and blue plate mayonnaise made her lick her lips. “Can we eat now?”
“You’re home in style.” Luc waved a hand toward a waiting limousine.MoreLess
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