Naggar Residence, New Thessalonica, Planet Yuma, Coronado
12 Sept. 824 A.S.
Erik closed his eyes as Doreen embraced him. He hugged her tightly, his right arm just above her waist and his left gently stroking her hair. He just stood there, holding her, letting her shed whatever tears were left. The entire moment was tranquil... It lasted maybe a minute, maybe an hour. Neither one of them really knew, nor did they care.
Eventually, as she was finally composing herself a bit, he slowly lead Doreen to the living room window so they would lean on the sill and continue their conversation. Erik was just happy. Yesterday... he thought Doreen to be under any other kind of distress than all this. It was completely unexpected... but today it turned out to be something, in the end, good for both them. It ended their struggle to admit their feelings to one another and it was a great relief. One of the questions that rose up now was... how were they going to explain it to the boys?
