A voice comes over the speaker, letting us know we're coming to our final stop. Preston gets the rest of our stuff together so we're able to take off.

"Will I be meeting people today?" I ask tentatively. Could today be the end of the line for Preston and me? He said I was his for the time being. What happens when that time is up?

"No. This is only the first part of our trip." I don't miss that he doesn't fill me in on what is coming next. "Do you want to meet them now?"

"It would be nice to ...