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She smiled then said, “Well, now that everyone is safe and sound, I say we go check into our hotels and wash this nasty snowmobile/plane smell off so when we come back to meet Emma later, we don’t scare her.”
“Good idea,” Marge said as she stood. “I stink.”
“Same,” I agreed. “Tom, did you call the realtor? Is the house we were renting next month ready early or are we getting a hotel?”
“We got in early. I’ll drive you there now.”
“Perfect,” I sighed. “We have a place to stay while we help Rachel get settled. How about we all meet back here later when Rachel is rested? I can’t wait to introduce you all to my granddaughter.”
“She’s a lucky girl to have a badass Nana like you,” Marge said. “Oh, man. The things we are going to teach her!”
“How to dress. How to dance. How to pick the right shoes for the right dress,” Alice started.
“How to knit! And bake!” Doris added.
“How to suture a wound. How to shoot a gun. How to surf.” Marge paused. “Okay, maybe I shouldn’t be the one to teach her to surf.”
I laughed and shook my head, then pointed at her tooth. “Please don’t.”
Everyone started laughing, then we gave each other a group hug. “See you ladies later.”
They all started walking out, then Alice paused, dragging Alejandro to a stop. “You know, I’ve never done it in a hospital bed. Want to be my first?”
He lifted his dark eyebrows then tugged her inside the empty hospital room door, and we could hear their giggles as we walked away.
“Do I want to know?” Tom asked.
“All you need to know is that I missed you, and now that Rachel is safe and Emma is safe, all those kisses are coming.”
“Then hurry up, woman. I missed you too.”
He spun me around and bent me back into a kiss that reminded me of the very first one. When he stood me up, he took my hand and said, “Let’s go home.”
EPILOGUE
“Wookie gookie wookie,” Marge baby talked at Emma. “Who’s the pwettiest girl I know? Who’s the pwettiest one?”
