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not that much later
“She’s here,” Adam hollers and his announcement is accompanied with the wonky honk of a horn.
“What the….” Crowley peers out the window. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
“Come on, Mama,” Adam tugs at her sleeve while slinging a small backpack over his shoulder. “We need to go. Now.”
Azira beams at them as they step out onto the street. She sits up on the seat of the vintage motorcycle, peeling a pair of glasses from her face. But that is not all. She wears a leather jacket that is just on this side of “too tight”, the collar of a tartan flannel shirt peeking up around her neck.
“Is this the Crowley residence?” she asks, still smiling broadly. “I’m here for the countryside picnic.”
“I didn’t know you could ride a motorcycle.” Crowley tries to contain her laugh, giving Azira in her outfit a once-over.
“One of my many secrets.”
“Are you the bee lady?” Adam steps up to the sidecar, looking at the black bike with large eyes.
“I am. And are you Master Adam?”
The boy nods eagerly and Azira reaches out a gloved hand. “It is very nice to meet you. You can call me Azira, though.”
Adam shakes her hand.
“Is this thing safe?” Crowley asks sceptically.
“It is with the way I drive,” Azira says as if that explains everything. “I got a helmet with each of you, of course.” She reaches into the sidecar to produce an adult and child sized helmet matching her own. “Hop on in.”
Crowley lifts Adam into the sidecar first and helps Azira secure the helmet on his head. Then she accepts Azira’s hand to climb in behind him. For a long moment, she doesn’t let go of Azira, giving her hand a tight squeeze.
Whenever everyone is buckled in, Azira starts the engine, revving it a few times. “Everybody ready for an adventure?”
Crowley gives her a thumbs-up, then wraps her arms around Adam to hold him just that little bit tighter.
Adam looks back over his shoulder and he has to shout over the sound of the engine. “She’s weird. I like her.”
Crowley looks from her son to Azira, smiling. Her chest feels a bit tight. She nods and when she answers she makes sure both Adam and Azira can hear her. “So do I.”