“Is the company car picking me up to take me home?” Nikita queried excitedly, eager to see her babies.
They’d had to stop to refuel, and due to a small fault in the cooling system, their departure had been delayed. The two finally landed on American soil on a Saturday afternoon.
“Something like that,” Kyle hedged, his eyes searching the crowd as they exited the airport where they’d landed.
“Mommmyyyyyy!” Mia belted from far off, rushing through the crowd to lunge herself at Nikita’s legs.
“Mia!” Nikita exclaimed in surprise, scooping the child up. She looked to where Mia had emerged from to see Evie holding flowers and a balloon with a big smile on her face. Behind Evie stood Josie and Lorraine.
“Surprise!” everyone said, including Kyle who’d grabbed Nikita’s luggage so that she coul
