Let's see, he'd show up about... now. And yes, right on schedule! The reunion would perhaps look surprisingly tame to the occasional by-stander. There were no squeals of joy, no passionate embraces, but the moment was still tenderly intimate. Alice smiled and took his hand, causing a very slight but still noticeable tension to disappear from her. They were together again. She had known they would be, and that had made it easier for her to see him leave.

"Right on time," she murmured as she went to stand near him, just where she knew she belonged. Then she grinned. "Surprised to see me?"