She sat up and glanced out of the window, finding a desert where before there had been pine forest. She smiled. Eli learned to teleport three months ago, but she didn’t think she’d ever get used to closing her eyes in one biome and opening them in another. “Where are we now?” Eli tapped the map. “Nevada.” “Explains why it’s so damn hot.” “You weren’t asleep that whole car ride, were you?” Eli asked, quirking a lip. Samantha beamed. “I was meditating. You’re the one who skipped us from Saskatchewan to Nevada. Do you know, immigration is probably writhing in their beds because of you?” “Hey now, we’d been in Canada for six months, it was time to get going.” “Ah, home sweet country. Can we please go to Rio next time?” Samantha’s smile was teasing, and Eli laughed. “C’mon,” he said as they pulled into a hotel parking spot, “We’re in Vegas. Show it a little love.” “Right, right. Can we gamble?” “Mmm…” Eli eyed his credit card. “Not unless you want them to know right where we are.
