Slaying Dragons

Chapter Eighteen

Laura, Mercedes, Quinn and Marcy waited on the plane to land together. They were all antsy and excited for this.

Suddenly a flight was called.

"Yes!" Quinn squeezed her fists together.

"Lucy, calm down!" Laura was just as happy.

"Yeah, they have to get off the plane." Marcy went to the glass to look out.

Mercedes yawned, tiredly. "Can we talk now?"

Marcy turned her head slowly with an arched eyebrow.

Mercedes pouted. "I wish you'd stop being mad at me."

"Do I look like a genie? I don't deal in wishes."

"So you are mad at us." Quinn frowned.

"You think a lot of yourself. As usual."

"Girls." Laura put on her big sister voice.

Marcy turned away and held her stomach gingerly.

"Are you wearing the stomach pad at least?"

"Yes."

"Come sit."

"You're the heavily pregnant one."

"And you gave birth two weeks ago. Sit."

Marcy sulked as she went to gingerly sit down.

Laura nodded as she swatted her other sisters to sit. "We can wait like responsible ladies. We're all married."

"Well not all of us." Aaron spoke up.

"That was quick!" Marcy frowned.

Laura, Mercedes and Quinn screamed in fear then happily. "Guys!"

Aaron, Craig, Dominic and Johnny grinned widely. "Girls!"

Marcy threw herself on Dominic and hugged him tightly. "Dom!"

He swung them around. "Evie!"

"I missed you, friend!"

"I missed you, too!"

Johnny bent and kissed Laura's hand. "Ms. Liz."

Laura hugged him happily.

"Ms. Vic!" Aaron opened his arms.

Mercedes flew into them.

"Craig!" Quinn leapt on the black man.

Craig shook Quinn. "Que!"

People took pictures as Italy's biggest superstars hugged men that were not their equally famous husbands.

"Let's go!" Marcy kicked to be let down then grabbed Dominic's hand to lead him to baggage claim.

"Hang on, Evie!" He laughed. "You're not going to show us around?!"

"The airport?" She stopped to give him a strange look.

"Look; I've been out of the US to the DR only. I want to see everything."

"You'll be here for five days. You can't see everything. But we can show you museums and galleries and shopping and restaurants!"

He loved the stars in her eyes. "Then let's go."

She grinned happily and started off again.

M&MC

"Boys." Marcus tried not to laugh. "Why the long faces?"

"It's been three hours and they're not back yet!" Marc railed.