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We got to the rental house before the van and intentionally, and I had us wait in the car. Jack thought I didn't have the keys or something, but that wasn't the case.
The van finally arrived ten minutes later, and I got out of the McLaren then.
Ava was the first to come down, and she let herself inside the house without a word. I followed behind her at a slower pace, Jack cluelessly blabbing beside me about songs on my playlist.
I took off the sunglasses now that twilight had consumed the sky. My eyes trailed at Ava until she disappeared up the stairs.
Exhaling, I felt a tap on my shoulder that pulled me out of the daze. "Are shoes allowed?" Jack asked, but he was already taking off his sneakers by the hallway table.
"You are good," I told him and he went back to gaping while t
