Marcie went a bit pink, and she laughed it off as the accident it was, because thinking about that as anything else was just not possible right now. She wasn’t thinking about that kiss they’d shared months before, because she wasn’t reminded of that. She had to get on the plane. She had to go.
“I know you’re gonna miss me, but yikes!” she said, instead balling up a fist to playfully bop him on the arm. “Um. Okay, I really have to go. I have to. I’ll see you.” With a wave she backed up a few steps before turning to follow Kaden.