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Bythetimetheywerereadytogototheairport,hismotherhadcalledtotellhimshewasdue intoNewYorkatsixthefollowing evening.A horn sounded and Maxlookedout thewindow.
Thecab washere.
Takingeverything outside,heaskedthedrivertoinstallErin’scarseatwhile hecollectedhis daughter. Shewasstill asleep in hercot,sohecarefullypicked herup,locked thefrontdoorbehind himand tookher out tothecar.
“Whereto,buddy?”theguyasked onceMaxshutthecar door.
“LAX–terminalfive.”
“You gotit.”
Maxcompletelyzoned outonthewaytotheairport. Hewatchedthestreetlightsflybythe windows,throwingalternatebeams oflightandshadowontheinteriorofthecar.Hedidn’tquite knowwhattoexpectin NewYork,and ifhewashonest,hewasmorethanlooking forwardtothe challenge.
The previous night, Evangelinehadgivenhimamoredetailedrun-downoftheclub,sohe wouldn’tbewalking intothecompleteunknown. Thenewclubwasinthefamedmeatpackingdistrict.Allthewaitstaffhadbeenhired,thebar wasstockedand theywerereadyforthe openingin twonights’time.ThatgaveMaxadayto figure everything outwithhisapartmentandwithErinbeforehehadtostartworkandbegintrainingthe staff tothestandardEvangelinedemanded.
At theairport,hewheeledhis loadedtrolleyto theDeltadeskandchecked in. Erin was strappedtohis chestinasling,completelydeadtotheworld.Everythingwentsmoothlyfromthen and, before heknewit, theywereboarding theplaneand on theirwaytoNewYorkCity.
