Kyle spotted the plane before anyone said a word, tugging free of Ellie's hand and pressing both palms to the terminal glass. "That's Uncle Gilbert's. I know the tail number."
"You memorized a tail number." Ellie ran a hand over his hair, not quite hiding her own smile. "Of course you did."
"Daddy promised the amusement park. Today. He said today, not later-today, not tomorrow-today. Today-today."
"Then it's today-today," Ellie said, and Kyle pressed his face back to the glass like watching harder would make the plane land faster.
A week to the day since Julian left, and only two came through the gate. Kyle scanned past Julian and Gilbert twice, checking the corridor behind them before he asked.
"Where's Uncle Nate and his sister?"
"Staying in Rohan a while longer." Julian crouched to Kyle's height. "Mikaella needs about a month before her body's ready to fly home. Uncle Nate's staying with her so she's not alone."
"A whole month?"
