I reach out and touch her tummy, then waist and she coos like a bird, closing her eyes with a smile. Putting her hand over the flesh covering my human...heart. I pull her closer, my lips kissing up and down her tummy. I can feel the tip of one of her wings gently brushing up and down my back. The softness of her feathers like nothing I’ve ever felt on this world. I wrap my arms around her and jus hold my head against hers for a few minutes, looking up to see ‘its okay’ glances from her. I move. It was noisy, it was bouncy, and Josh felt like, on top of everything else, he was going to be sick. Not from Akilah; that was a whole different kettle of fish, just from the helicopter ride. He gave all kinds of explanations as to why he took the train, but he was hiding the real one: flying terrified the life out of him. He hated the sensation of being off the ground.Jill had comforted him when they first took off. She tried to convince him that flying was safe, and that everything would be. . What about Tami?" Tonight, I wanted to walk with you."Zoe looked questioningly up at her mom."I don't know..." the woman said."Moooom." Okay, but just a little while. It is a school night." It's nice and warm. How about half-an-hour?"The woman hesitated, then nodded."We're just going to walk around, enjoy the night, and get to know each other," I explained while Zoe got a jacket."I just..." I'll take good care of her." So tell me about New York. I've been all over the West Coast, but never. Wednesday came, the entire day was awesome from the moment I woke up to the time I blew out the candles on my cake. It wasn’t until after everyone left that I heard a knock at the door. When I opened the door my neighbor was standing there with a single red rose and a smile on his face. “Happy Birthday!!!” he shouted. “Aww… How sweet of you. I didn’t think I was gonna see you today.” I said taking the rose from his outstretched hand. “Yeah, my dad took me out most of the day. We just now got.