““Two steps before he made it through the doorway, he suddenly smelled her perfume and felt the dewiness of her skin as her consciousness came rushing back to him. The rest of Joel’s body was frozen as his head snapped up to find her standing just inside the door. He blinked several times at the sensations that inundated his mind. His stunned expression at seeing her face; Her excitement over the sudden racing of his heartbeat; The coolness of their wood floor under her bare soles.; And her concern over the raw soreness of his own feet. And the blossoming joy of just being in each other’s presence again. Joel could tell by the dampness of her hair that Lilli had just showered…and dressed, though he had no idea why she’d bothered with the latter task. At hearing his thoughts, she giggled. “Hi,” she said shyly, but he could only shake his head as he finally closed the distance and kissed her.””
