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the garage and found a spot. While her mother wrestled with Warrick, Keegan and Rourk got their bags out of the truck.
    The walk inside was just as silent as the drive. Keegan held Rourk’s hand, her own palm sweaty and her heart aching at the thought of leaving him. Her mother was subdued as well.
    Outside the security line, Rourk turned to Keegan with sad eyes. Emerald stepped away from them, making a show of fussing over Warrick so that they could say goodbye.
    “I’ll stay here till the plane leaves,” Rourk said, touching his forehead to hers. “I wish I could go back and wait with you.”
    “Me too. I don’t want to say goodbye.” Keegan closed the space between them and flung her arms around his neck. She couldn’t hold back the tears any longer.
    “I will be there in a few days. It will go quickly.” Rourk tilted her chin up so she could meet his eyes. His grey eyes looked pained.
    Keegan rubbed her face with the sleeve of her jacket and tried to give him a smile. “I’m sorry. I promised myself I wouldn’t cry. I’m such a baby sometimes.”
    Rourk gave her a sad smile. “Just a few days.”
    Keegan turned and walked towards the security line. She glanced back to find Rourk staring intently at her. He was breathtaking to look at. He stood as still as a statue, his eyes only on her.
    She grabbed her phone from her coat pocket. Miss you already xoxos
    She grinned when she saw him reach into his jeans and pull out his flip phone. A wide smile broke across his face. He looked so cute pecking away at the keyboard.
    Miss you more. I love you Keegan don’t forget that
    Never. I love you 2 I’ll text you when we land.
    Thank you. I guess texting isn’t so bad after all. Rourk replied.
    They finally boarded the plane. Keegan felt a strong urge to run off the plane and back into Rourk’s arms. Instead, she plopped into the seat and folded her arms across her chest. “This sucks.”
    “I know, honey. Here put this on before we take off.” Her mother pulled a gaudy pink crystal necklace from her bag and held it out.
    “Couldn’t you have picked a better color? You know I don’t look good in pink. And it’s so clunky.” Keegan grabbed it from her mom and smiled when she felt the energy radiating of it. “Wow, Mom, that’s powerful.”
    “I had to use rose quartz. It’s the love stone. I’m hoping that on top of the healing energies will keep the pain at bay. Here let me put it on you.”
    Emerald reached over to clasp the necklace around Keegan’s neck. Warrick kept trying to pull it off. This is going to be a long flight , Keegan thought with a sigh. At least they were in first class so they had plenty of room.
    She grabbed a magazine and started flipping through it. When she realized she wasn’t even looking at the pages, she shoved it back in the pocket of the seat. She wondered if Rourk had left yet. Probably not. He would wait until the plane was in the air.
    About thirty minutes later, they finally took off. Her mother kept glancing over at her, worry lines on her brow.
    Keegan rolled her eyes. “I’m fine, Mom. I’ll let you know if I feel any pain.”
    Her mother nodded and started quietly reading a book to Warrick. After a couple moments, he grabbed it from her hands and threw it across the seat. Her mom sighed and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
    Warrick started crying and pulling on his ears. Keegan watched as her mom placed her hands over his ears and the crying stopped instantly. Keegan secretly wished she had been born a healer. Her power of invisibility was cool and all, but she rarely got to use it.
    The further they got in the air, the tighter Keegan’s chest felt. She grabbed her mom’s hand and squeezed it, gasping.
    “How bad is it?” Her mom reached over, placing a hand on Keegan’s forehead.
    “It’s just in my chest. Feels funny, like a tightening.”
    “Not in your stomach?”
    “No, just my chest.” Keegan put her hand over her heart and grimaced. It