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“I would’ve gotten it,” I call after him

“I know,” he mouths

It doesn’t take the to rab it like so to snatch it from me

He laughs “Eager, are we?”

I smile around the straw

He finishes his meal while I sip on ate, so I takehalf the milkshake and Xander finishes the rest

Before we leave the restaurant he slips the blindfold back on, along with the headphones

We wait outside our gate and board the second plane thirty or so minutes later

I settle into et there

Xander

The plane touches down and Thea jolts awake, her hands reaching out blindly for sorab onto I take one of her hands in mine and she instantly calms

I don’t re this out as long as possible, but she’ll thank me later

The plane taxis in and ait to be able to deplane When we finally can, I stand and grabThea off the plane

I guide her to the baggage clai more impatient by thefor approxiht and hearing froer

I finally locate our bags and heel them outside to the taxi line