Selena was expected home any time now. Not that Ali has said a word on the subject. She hasn't had to. The fridge is full of Sel's favorite treats, and her room has been set to rights (fresh sheets, clean laundry, and a vase of flowers are waiting). A serviceable and inconspicuous, if aging, car sits in the garage, a potential gift. It is all
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As it is, she'll have to settle for coming home, a return that is heralded first by the distant, tinny melody of "The Entertainers." Most know it better as the ice cream truck music, and with good reason: it's what she's driving. She parks a block down from Ali's home, pausing to sell a few frozen treats to people wandering up from the Common before locking up, gathering her bags, and carrying everything she's bringing with her on that last short leg of the voyage home.
"Ha-llo-oooooo~!" she sings, coming up the stairs. "I'm ho~ome!"
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It might be a whole ten minutes before she gets upstairs to where Ali is waiting. "Welcome home."
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And Ali, too, gets hugs when Sel reaches her. "No place like!" she answers, clicking her heels together. "You're looking wonderful, Ali, how are you and the kids?"
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Ali grins at Sel's antics and returns the hugs warmly before shooing her into the living room. "Thank you. We've been managing to enjoy ourselves, now that summer vacation has started.
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