Page 257 of Nobody's Girl

Share me!

Running my knuckles over his cheek, I draw his attention to me. “Eden, please don’t look at it like you have to share me. I’m yours and yours alone. Our Creator wants things to change. Maybe that’s why he chose us. No matter what, we will make changes to help the future Phoenix couples. Now let’s put this on the back burner and deal with the task as hand.”

His hand captures mine and he holds it against his cheek. “Let’s do that.”

I wink at him “Okay, look around. Do you recognize anyone else?”

I scan the people as more begin to crowd into the waiting area. I see the elderly lady I recognize. She’s standing next to a man in a shirt with palm trees on it.

Oh, him. I know him!

Well, I don’t really know him, but recognize him from my dream.

I motion to Eden for us to get closer so we can hear people talking. My curiosity is peaked. The palm tree shirt guy is talking to the elderly lady.

“Thanks for bringing us to the airport, Madge,” he says, sadly. “We’ve been saving and saving for this trip. I’m happy we can go before Rose gets too ill. God, I’m going to miss her.”

The elderly lady pats him on the back. “I’m here for you brother. You’re not alone in this. Go have a good time and don’t think about that. Enjoy every day and don’t think about when the last one will come.”

I back up a little, wiping a tear from my eye. I look at Eden to see if he heard it too. I know he did as a sad look is on his face.

The lady in blue tells them they can begin boarding now. I see the little blond-haired girl being carried by her mother—her pregnant mother. In just about an hour, she’ll realize she’s having another baby.

This is so weird that we know this before she does.

“I think we’ve seen enough, don’t you?” I ask.

He nods then takes my hand, leading me to the exit. We can see the plane taxi out onto the tarmac, getting ready for take-off.

Just as we’re about to walk out, the tall man, the husband of the main woman in my dream, comes into the airport. Anxiety radiates off of him. It takes everything in me not to run after him and let him know everything will be all right.

We find the rental car the Phoenix Foundation rented for us and Eden opens the door for me to get in, then slips into the driver’s seat. He turns it on, then hits a button on the computer screen. A lady’s voice tells us where to go.

As we travel down the road, I can’t help reaching out for Eden’s hand and saying a little prayer in my head.

We travel away from the city lights and end up on a vacant lot with tall grass and several trees on it. The grass is so tall that, once we drive into it, it envelopes the car, making it practically impossible to see. Eden takes the key out of the ignition and stashes it on top of the front driver’s tire. I grin at how clever he is.

“It’s time to fly, Mrs. Fontaine.”

The sky-high heels I have on have to go and Eden takes his shoes off too. I look over at him with a huge smile. “Our first mission, Eden! Are you as excited as I am?”

“I am, princess. Let’s get going,” he says, and transforms with a resounding boom of thunder.

Whatever happened to ladies first!

‘Come on, princess,’ he sends to me.

I picture myself as the huge bird and find I’m close to him, just like that.

Magic is too cool!

In the distance, lightning strikes over the water. All I can see is water beneath me. Another strike of lightning shows that there are low clouds beginning to hang out of the sky.

Suddenly, about fifteen lightning strikes happen simultaneously, showing us the storm is really big. Then we hear it as we both look up and to the left. We see the plane as it disappears into the dark clouds.

Eden shrieks.

‘Sorry about that. I attempted to speak out loud. I wanted to tell you to follow me. I’m changing our trajectory,’ he sends to me.