“You’re a best-selling author!” I tell Jo.
“And you’re the most sought-after makeup artist in Boston!” Larisa says to me, squeezing my hand.
“And you’re a cinematographer for the highest-grossing movie of the year!” Jo says to Larisa.
“And we’ve all found the loves of our lives to build families with,” I add.
We’re all beaming at each other now.
I close my eyes and make a wish, here in the middle of the city of dreams, the spot where so many wishes have been made and many more have come true. If there is any place in the world that can see your dreams come to life, my friends and I are standing in the middle of it.
“My wish for us is that our children are friends forever, just like we are. That their lives are full of wondrous adventures, like ours are, and, most of all, that their lives are filled with love—like the love I’ve always received from you. Let the next chapter begin!”