#Chapter144
Homestead
/"Chica!!/" Meadow comes bounding from seemingly nowhere, darting at me like a lioness pouncing its prey, like a freight train and a tornado all in one, and sweeps between us, hauling me off my feet in a bear hug that momentarily dazes me, and spins me around with alarming strength for a girl shorter than me. /"Dios mío, niña, te extrañé/"
She smothers me in Latino love, squeezes me so my ribs almost crack under the strain and then dumps me on my feet and grabs me by the face with an insane clutch like grip. She starts kissing me all over the cheeks, nose, and forehead, like an overbearing momma, and it's a furious fast barrage that doesn't give me a second to counteract. I can only screw my eyes shut, pucker up my face to protect my poor features and accept this ambush while trying to unhook her fingers around my cheeks before she leaves bruises. She's strong and persistent with her very aggressive affection.
