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“None of your business” Raize’s hand touched the small of my back, and I almost jumped into the lady But then I settled back and felt his hand open up, his fingers spreading wide

His touch didn’t make my skin crawl That was a shock I pasted a sot bad news from a family member You’ll have to excuse my…”

“Husband,” Raize announced

“Husband” Seriously? Husband?

The lady stepped back at s She frowned, and I saw

I got there first “Where are you all headed?”

“Oh!” She lit up as we progressed through the line “My friend over there, Sadie, she’s getting a divorce, so we thought a trip down to Mexico would be the best way to celebrate We love to go down there We go once a year, so me, but her eyes had returned to Raize, who shifted farther behind me

I had to s this reaction from him, but I couldn’t stop myself

It was so…normal

That was it

This was awith it

Iherself as Mary She asked our na After that, she and her friends went down the right lane, and after handing over our identification and showing the tickets on Raize’s phone, ere sent to the left lane

I didn’t have anything to pull fro like that I didn’t have any liquids, so I toed offin the sa his leather jacket in a separate bin

“Did you send the tickets to the guys?” I asked as aited our turn

He nodded, touching ently pushed me ahead

Going through, I spreadmyself think how this would be how I’d stand to have handcuffs put on Nope I wasn’t going there When I got the clear, I rabbed my stuff from the bin

The ladies aiting a few feet away Mary et waved through They took longer checking hi him to the side for a further inspection I kept an eye on his bin as Mary asked, “So where are y’all heading to?”

I started to answer, but realized I didn’t know Shit That was so I should know, but Raize had the tickets

“We’re headed to Texas”

“Really? We’re not flying into Mexico We’re heading to Texas for a few days first One of our girlfriends has a house down there, in Corpus Christi Where in Texas are you going? Maybe we’re on the saht”