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The man reached us and gavea polite nod. "Sorry my daughter's bothering you."
"Tata's not a bother. Tata's cute," Tessa shot back, puffing up her cheeks like she was about to start a protest.
| laughed, completely charmed. "Tessa's very cute. | like her a lot."
"Tata likes her too," she added, still a little garbled but proud.
| patted her head gently, then turned to her dad. "I thought her parents were, like, both foreign?"
His expression darkened for a split second-so fast, | almost missed it.
Realizing I'd probably overstepped, | quickly apologized. "I'm sorry..."
He just nodded, then held out his hand to Tessa. "Con, sweetheart, we have to board the plane."
"But she should cwith us!" Tessa pleaded, clutching my hand like we were already BFFs.
| was about to explain that we weren't on the sflight when Wayne showed up, holding our boarding passes.
He glanced around, taking in the scene, and extended a hand to Tessa's dad. "Hey there."
The dad shook his hand, smiling politely, while Tessa, totally uninterested in the adult stuff, tugged on my hand
again. "Let's go!"
"Tessa," her dad said softly, "this miss isn't on the sflight as us."
"She can change it!" Tessa insisted, like she was skind of expert on flight rebooking. | couldn't help but
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With her golden curls and fair skin, she looked like a little doll, but her deep, dark eyes hinted at her mixed
heritage.
"Tessa, don't be naughty," her dad said gently, though you could tell he wasn't really mad. She just gave him a
look and turned her hopeful eyes back to me. "Miss, Tata wants to sit on the plane with you, Tessa said, her big
eyes full of hope. How was | supposed to say no to that?
| glanced at her dad, who gavean apologetic smile. "Sorry, she's a bit headstrong."
He picked Tessa up, givinga quick nod before turning to leave.
As they walked away, Tessa craned her neck to keep looking at me, her little voice carrying over, "Tata. will miss
you...
| waved, smiling. I'll miss you too," | thought.
| kept watching them until they disappeared into the crowd.
People always say every encounter is a blessing, and for sreason, meeting Tessa felt like something more-a
weird, unexpected connection.
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"You like kids, don't you?" Wayne's voice snappedout of my thoughts.
"Not really," | said, sitting back down.
"You were all smiles talking to that little girl," he pointed out, catchingoff guard.
He was right. Talking to Tessa had madeforget about everything else, even if just for a moment.
| shrugged, not answering. Wayne sat beside me. "So, when you get married, would you want a son or a
daughter?"
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