ia B

he plane just landed,

hed my aching body, stiff from the u

already?" I mumble

the flight attendants are going to k

I hurriedly scra

rry, Uncle Mar

e, we were soon making our way through the airport concourse. I took in my surroundings with w

w you were coming to pick us u

ded me of the Mexican soap opera star William Levy-my mother used to ha

s said, pulling back slightly

a flash of shyness since he was practically a st

le has always talked so much about you and your brother, Mike. And by the wa

too, Robert," I replied. "T

ady tell he was the kind of person whose vi

home?" Marcos ask

n't be a bother?"

id. "Of course not. We'll love havin

g. "She only had time to grab her documents and a few clothe

ng it off. "Later, we'll take Olívia to the mall

quickly. "I don't want t

e a daughter," Marcos said softly. "You're family,

want to hear any complaints when we buy

for now," I conceded, "but that d

arking garage, where a sleek, b

ride!" I

She's my baby,

with absol

an, I don't know much about ca

f," Marcos teased, "but

eap car," Robert s

the New York traffic. I stared out the window, absorbing every detail o

incredible!"

I first moved here, it took me a while t

ing in the rearview mirror. "You'r

neighborhood, but he never did. The streets only grew busier and the skyscrapers taller, until he finally pulled into the

Liv," Rober

out and opened

" I asked, stepping out. "How do you manag

Liv," Robert promised. "You

the city, Liv," Marcos added. "And the view of Ce

a stroll through Central Park i

inter is still a long way off, but when it fi

that," I

vealed a massive, sprawling apartment. It looked like something straight out of the interior design and architecture ma

it, Liv?" M

it all in. "It's so spacious, and

erything out," Ma

to your room so you can shower and rest while I get dinner ready.

ng close behind carrying my bag. When Robert pushed the door open, I stood frozen in

ear a small round table. A plush white rug covered the floor, and a massive flat-screen TV hung on the wall. Across the room were two more doors-one, I assumed, led to an en-suite bathroo

t said softly. "If you don't like i

I assured him. "There's no need to

smiled. "You'll see. You're

th emotion. "Here, I'll finally be able to

and Robert into a t

r everything,

ng my back. "Now, go take a shower and get some rest. You too, love," he added

irst thing I did was dig the worn photo of my family out of my b

r my dreams," I murmured

r's smiling face, letting the p