It was 3:00 on Monday morning. Maddy fumbled carelessly with the lock on her front door. She felt awful. No more nights out, she thought to herself, especially on a work night. As she clambered through her front door the room seemed to spin and before she knew it she hit the floor with a thud. She slowly started to get up again, but she fell straight back onto her knees. At that moment something caught hold of her. A pair of strong arms was holding her body tight. But for some reason she wasn't frightened, instead she felt comforted by their touch. The way this person was holding her felt strangely familiar. Then all of a sudden the dizziness Maddy felt overcame her and everything went black.
The next morning Maddy opened her eyes. For a few minutes everything was fuzzy, then when her eyes adjusted to the light she realised that she was lying in her bed. A couple of minutes later their was a soft knock on her bedroom door. "You awake Madz?" Maddy lay still on the bed, it couldn't be. "Dan?" Then she watched as the handsome figure of Dan Clifford walked towards her, carrying a mug of black coffee. He placed the coffee cup down on her bedside table and sat on the edge of her bed. "I got in late last night and came straight here to visit you. Obviously you weren't in. I discovered the spare key underneath the door mat and let myself in." Dan explained. "I have to admit though, finding you drunk and on the floor wasn't how I pictured our reunion."
"It was Maria's birthday, we had a bit of a night," said Maddy sitting up and trying to ignore the searing pain that ran through her head as her hangover came to light. "I don't really remember it that well. What are you doing back here?"
"I'm attending a conference about three miles from here." He paused. "And I wanted to see you." Maddy looked up into Dan's eyes, suddenly remembering how it felt to be around him. How it hurt when he left. All the feeling she had felt for him before he left for France came rushing back. She missed him, even though she couldn't bring herself to say it. For a few minutes they just stared. Then she felt his arms wrap around her and he hugged her tightly. She instantly relaxed under his touch and hugged him back. Maddy didn't know how long they stayed there for. It seemed to take forever for them to break apart. They stayed silent for a couple more minutes, then Maddy noticed the time, it was almost 8 o'clock. "I'm going to be late for work." She said, and fifteen minutes later she was changed and out the door.