Connection

Chapter 6

Marcy woke Lisa up in time for church and laid out an appropriate outfit for it. Then she got the twins ready before finishing herself.

Their household blew out the door within the hour.

After church was brunch.

Marcy checked her phone.

"Is it her?" Ellen whispered.

"Yeah. She's landing soon."

"This is so exciting."

Marcy chuckled. "You're so cute."

Ellen beamed.

M-A-P

Marcy waited at the airport with Travis. "I see you're still into books like that."

Marcy brightened and popped up. "C!"

"M!" Claudia Cuo jostled her one year old son as she threw herself on her best friend.

Marcy still hated hugs but not with certain friends. "I've missed you, girl!"

"I've missed you, too!" Claudia began crying.

"Don't cry, C. I know Paris sucks-"

Claudia laughed. "You're still the same as ever."

"What do I always say?"

"Seasons change, people don't."

Marcy booped her nose.

Aiden Cuo made a noise.

"I haven't forgotten about you, my baby!" Marcy took the almost two year old and bounced with him.

He waved his arms.

"Do you remember Auntie?" Claudia peered into her son's face.

"Aunnie!" Aiden spat out.

"Mally's going to love you." Marcy hugged him tightly. "Let's get your bags, C. I brought Travis."

"I can't wait to meet him!" Claudia knew how Marcy felt about her car.

M-A-P

After putting things away at the condo, Marcy called for the girls to meet downstairs. She also called Kurt, Jude and Sam.

The group met in the lobby.

"Let's go!" Marcy couldn't wait for the twins' first year of school.

"Who is this, Little Diva?" Kurt wanted to know about the young Chinese woman.

"C!" Jude hugged Claudia.

Yuria smiled serenely as she took her turn. "Claudia!"

"Hi, guys!" Claudia laughed. "You missed someone very special."

"Quinton?"

"Gross." Marcy sneered.

Claudia and Jude laughed as Yuria tried not to join. "No!"

"Yes." Marcy began speaking in Russian. The trio matched her fervor.

"What?" The McKinley crew was dead shocked and confused.

Marcy grinned at what Yuria had just said then returned to English. "Let's blow this pop stand!"

"What's a pop stand?" Claudia was very good in English but didn't know what that meant.

Marcy shrugged. She had no idea.

Yuria giggled as she took both Marcy's and Claudia's arms. "Let us go!"