Shane suddenly felt a tug on her pants; she looked down and holds her daughter’s hand.

“Alice… I’d like you to meet somebody…” Shane said looking at Alice who still doesn’t know what’s going on. With that Lily appears from behind Shane still with one hand holding Shane’s pant and another hand holding her mother’s hand.

“This is my daughter… Lily McCutcheon…” Shane said. Her heart was beating 200 miles per hour.

There was a moment of complete silence between the three of them. Alice was quite obviously surprised by this introduction. She was expecting a dog.

“Mommy… who’s the lady?” Lily said almost in a whisper tone looking up at her mother and then at the unknown blonde who is standing with her mouth apart and couldn’t take her eyes off Lily.

“Uhm…Hi… there… My name’s Alice. I’m a friend of your mother…” Alice said who bopped down to Lily’s level. Alice extends her right hand in front of Lily, trying to make the shy little girl a little bit more comfortable.

“Go on… don’t be shy…” Shane said looking down at her daughter who’s by the seconds hiding behind her. “C’mon babe… it’s okay…” Shane said. Lily peeked her head out and looked at Alice for a moment, who had a warm face still waiting for the hand shake. Finally Lily let go of her mother’s hand and took Alice hand. Lily smiled at Alice, which gave Alice a deep sense of warmth that she couldn’t describe.

“Hello…” Lily said.

“Hi… well it’s very nice to meet you… Lily…” Alice calmly said, handling the situation very well. Shane noticed how well Alice was with her daughter.

“It’s nice to meet you too…” Lily said in a full on British accent. Alice got up and now faced Shane who almost looked scared.

“So…… is the offer to pick me up still on or should I grab a cab…” Shane said. Don’t know how to continue the conversation.

“I-I wanted to tell you on the phone but obviously you didn’t hear what I wanted to tell you… and was expecting a dog…” Shane said and continued. “I mean I could’ve called you in the plane but…. But… I don’t know… I guess I just wanted to see you…” Shane finishes. Their eyes deeply connected.