Jenny cried almost the whole way to the airport. Kristin had borrowed Miss White's car to take her, and was now kind of regretting it. She felt that Jenny was being childish and melodramatic, and chided her, "Come on, Jen, it's just a few weeks. Pull yourself together."
Jenny tried, she really did, but she kept losing the struggle and bursting into tears all over again. Seeing that Jenny's emotions were simply beyond her control, Kristin softened. She reached over with her right hand and squeezed Jenny's shoulder. "It's OK, honey," she said gently. "Really. It's all going to be fine."
Smiling through her tears, Jenny wiped her tears and straightened up in her seat. As they approached the airport she did finally get a grip on herself and apologized to Kristin.
"Emotions are emotions," Kristin reassured her. "Don't worry about it."
When they arrived at the airport they shared a long, lingering hug. Jenny felt a little shy, like people were staring at them, but she didn't resist when Kristin planted a big kiss on her mouth. When they separated Kristin pulled out her phone and looked at the time. "You'd better get going," she said.
Jenny nodded. "I'll miss you."
"I know," said Kristin, with a wink. "Now scat." As Jenny turned to go Kristin said, "Be good." But as Jenny walked away she added, "Or not. Your choice."