Noah tilted his head, feigning innocence. "Plotting? Whatever do you mean?"
Emily wasn't buying it. She raised an eyebrow, her expression a mirror of their mother's when she was skeptical. "Don't play dumb. I know that grin. You always look like that when you're about to do something sneaky."
He glanced down at her, the smile growing just a fraction wider. "Don't think too much, Em. Just go with the flow."
Emily huffed but didn't press further.
She clung to his hand. "Fine," she muttered. "But if this involves me, I better get extra snacks on the plane."
Noah chuckled, ruffling her hair. "Deal."
As they approached the gate, Caroline glanced back at them. "Are you two whispering secrets over there?" she asked playfully, her eyes darting between them.
"No secrets," Emily said quickly, clearly not wanting to get on Noah's bad side. Otherwise, he won't buy her snacks anymore, and that was like a death sentence in her opinion.