Chapter 91: Little Human

Ava's POV

We got on the road about thirty minutes later so I wouldn't miss my flight back. The entire ride, I felt a little sick and tired —very tired, but I guessed that was what happened when you skipped your night's sleep.

I couldn't get any sleep last night. Things were far too complicated and stressful. I yawned and rested my head on the window, dozing off for a minute.

I felt a light tap on my shoulder a few minutes later.

“Are you okay?” Perez asked.

I nodded slowly, lifting my head from the window and turning to him.

“We are here,” he announced.

We stepped out of the car, and Perez grabbed my bag from the trunk, walking me inside the airport. Perez walked me to the gate, and then we stopped there, facing each other.

Perez dropped my bag on the floor and dug into his back pocket.

“Here,” he handed me my flight ticket, “Do you have your passport?” he asked, and I nodded, digging into my handbag to retrieve it.

I slipped my ticket inside my passport and watched Perez retrieve s