The Causeway - Friday Afternoon

[notlikebobby]

As soon as class was over, Jack had been off to the computer lab to see if he could find out when their mom's flight would be in. Of course, it was 2010 and the flight was in 2005, so it wasn't as simple as checking the website. He'd dug around and found what he was looking for, eventually discovering when the flight had landed...would land...did

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[notlikejack]

"Can you see her, Jack?" Bobby asked, standing on his tiptoes excitedly. "Do you think she's gonna be mad her flight was late? I hope she didn't yell at the pilot again."

[notlikebobby]

"She's always mad about something." That wasn't true, and was a bit unfair. "There's someone coming, but I can't make them out. Remember what I said. Play it cool."

[notlikejack]

Bobby gave him a look of duh. "I know! And if she starts figuring stuff out, I'll ask her about her department. That'll distract her."

[notlikebobby]

"And if she really starts, if you want to stay here, let me handle it." Jack's train of thought disappeared when he saw that it was, in fact, their mother arriving, with... "Courtney?"