A knock at the door surprised me. I doubted it was Ryan, and when I answered, to my delight, it was Dylan.
I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him.
He was grinning at me, squeezed me tight for one moment, then released me. I slid away from him, my hands lingering on his forearms for a second. "Dylan! I'm so happy to see you! What a great surprise," I said cheerily, inviting him into my apartment.
We wrote to each other often about business, but I had missed his happy demeanor. Even as he entered, the entire room lightened up by his aura.
He greeted Michelle kindly as I had him sit down at the table to serve him some tea and a bite to eat.
"You can't imagine how badly I've missed you," I said, his openness was contagious. That
