They arrived at the airport and immediately went to see if they could get tickets for the next flight to New York City. Luckily there was a flight leaving in just a few hours. They got their tickets and sat down to wait. Gwen and Soleil stayed for a while but then Elaine told them to go home (Soleil couldn't keep her eyes open). Jason eventually fell asleep but Jennifer on the other hand was wide awake. She was so happy to be going back to New York, even if it was just for a little while. The bullying had pretty much stopped and she had made a couple of friends but she missed her friends in New York terribly. She also missed her father. When the time came they boarded the plane. Elaine was thankful that the flight wasn't going to be a long one and that it took place at night. The one time she took the kids on a plane it was a nightmare. They were flying to Disney World and Jason kept getting sick and Jennifer, who was very young at the time, cried through almost the entire flight. Once they got on the plane Jason went back to sleep and Jennifer ended up falling asleep as well. Elaine tried to sleep herself but she had so many thoughts running through her head. I can't believe it. Simka is finally going to be a mother! She and Latka are going to be the best parents. Simka had wanted a baby for a while now but her and Latka couldn't afford it. Until, one day, Jim gave everybody one thousand dollars to give to any one person. He was trying to show them why he did that so often. The rest of them had doubts and kept telling him it was a foolish waste of money. He sure showed them. Anyways, Latka had decided to give the money to their priest, Reverend Gorky, because he made so little. Once the Reverend customarily objected the money (in their country they weren't allowed to accept gifts like that until they had refused it), he thankfully took it. He then noticed that Simka seemed upset. He asked her what was wrong and she truthfully answered, "I wanted that thousand dollars so we could afford to have a baby."

Reverend Gorky looked that the money in his hands and then handed it to Simka, "You are of so good heart… take money to have baby."

Simka was quite for a moment as she looked at the money being handed to her. She then protested, "You are givin' me this thousand dollars? No, no, no! I won't take it!" She then jumped in to Reverend Gorky's arms screaming, "Woo! Thank you! God bless you! Oh, our traditions are so beautiful." So after that generous gift they began trying for a baby. Now she was finally going to bring her long awaited child into the world. Another thing that was on Elaine's mind was how excited she was to see everyone again. And then there was Alex. She wanted to talk to him, but at the same time she didn't. He obviously wanted to move on and bringing up anything related to 'them' would just ruin everything. Also, this trip was about Simka- not Alex. This probably wasn't the best time to focus on Alex. Again, it will really all depend what it's like and how she feels when she arrives. Though she was excited to reunite with her best friends, she couldn't help but feel nervous. She used to see the guys nearly every day, and now she had been gone for about six months. A lot could have changed in that amount of time. Also, coming back after being estranged for that long could also be a bit awkward. Elaine shook her head trying to get rid of those thoughts, They aren't like that. Besides, this isn't about me. This is about Latka and Simka. I'll just have to come again and then I can panic like this. This will be a great trip.