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The flightto Houston was delayed by two interminable hours in Burlington, but at least this flight was smoother than the last one had been. Caden had been so excited to spend a few days with Lucas’s family that he’d barely noticed when Max left. That’d been a relief. He’d been worried that his son would be upset about him going to see Lexi again, but that had never materialized.
Maybe he was getting used to the idea of his father having a girlfriend.
Max could only hope so as he stood in the aisle, waiting forever for people to get their crap and get off the plane. It was like they knew he was dying to see his love after weeks apart and were trying to make the final minutes as torturous for him as they could be.
Once off the plane, he broke free of the crowd and jogged toward baggage claim, where they’d planned to meet. As he took the escalator down, he looked for her and spotted her at the same time she saw him.
The smile that lit up her sweet face and the feeling of homecoming that came with it were all Max needed to be absolutely certain he was doing the right thing going all in with her. He held her for the longest time, breathing in the scent of her hair that brought back so many memories.
“Thought you’d never get here,” she said as she held him as tightly as he was holding her.
“Seemed to take forever.”
When someone bumped into them, Max put his arm around Lexi to leave the madness of the airport. They held hands as she led the way to her mother’s car in the garage. Before they got in, he leaned her against the car and kissed her.
“Hi,” he said.
She smiled, but she looked pale and tired, which worried him. “Hi there. Thanks for coming.”
“Guess what?”
“What?”
“From today on, together forever. How does that sound?”
“It sounds like a dream come true.”
ChapterTwenty-Four
“With our love, we could save the world.”
—George Harrison
Lexi barely made it through dinner with her family before she said she needed to go to bed. “I’m so sorry,” she said to Max, looking tearful. “I don’t know why I’m so tired lately.”
“It’s fine,” he said, forcing a smile for her. “I’ll be up after a bit.”
“Don’t fight overJeopardy!in front of Max,” she told her parents and grandparents.
“We’ll try to behave,” Jim said.
After she went upstairs, Max looked to the others for answers. “What’s going on with her?”
“We aren’t sure,” Angie said, brow furrowed in worry. “Her recent checkup was perfect, but she’s been asleep more than she’s been awake lately.”
“So you’re worried, too?”
“We are,” Larry said. “She’d been doing so well. We’re chalking it up to the move and hoping she’ll feel better once that’s behind her.”
“You’ll make sure she doesn’t overdo it on the road, right?” Angie asked Max.
“She won’t have to do anything but enjoy the ride.”
“We’ll give you all our numbers just in case,” Angie said.
Max wanted to ask in case of what, but he was afraid of what they might say. His stomach was in knots as he killed time before bed, watching TV with Lexi’s family. “I’m going to check in with my son and then head to bed,” Max said. “We’re hoping for an early start tomorrow.”
“We’ll see you in the morning,” Angie said.
