Carrie watched them find a table and remove their jackets and do the same for their children. The older one began running in circles around them until John caught his arm and whispered something in his ear, which sent him running to the glass display-case next to the cash register against which he pressed his hands and whole body and slid along its length and studied the cakes and pies. John stood and handed the younger child to Gina and went to join the older child in what Carrie imagined was not a decision to be taken lightly given the boy’s body language and, if disappointed, his potential for causing family disharmony for the remainder of the bus ride and perhaps beyond.
Gina stood as well and took the younger child and a large, pillowy bag to the washroom. The table was unoccupied ex
