Chapter 947

• She scanned the crowd a moment and her eyes locked on mine. Her face lit up in a beautiful smile and she marched straight to me, gliding through the crowd like they weren't even there. As soon as she reached me, she gave me a hug that lingered a half second longer than would probably be considered normal, but not long enough to draw attention. She pulled away and gave me a swift look. Her eyes saying so much more than we were able to say aloud in this setting.
• "Wow, Adam, this is awesome! Your work looks so great hanging up like this." she exclaimed motioning to the paintings behind me. She sounded genuinely excited about them. Probably even more than I was.
• "They really do," my mother said, as she and my father caught up with her by my side. My dad shook my hand, and mom gave me a quick hug. They all greeted John, and looked around at my paintings.