Well, here she was on a plane, a mere 47 days after leaving New York for her intended year in Haiti. Shortly after they arrived in Haiti, she had known that she had made a huge mistake. Casey was an amazing man, which is why she tried so hard to convince herself that what they had was real, but deep-down she knew that he wasn't the right person for her. She stuck it out for weeks, partially for her many new patients, but mostly to avoid the absolute humiliation she anticipated feeling upon her return. Ultimately though, Casey had been the one to convince her to leave the country. They had stopped sharing a tent after a few days there, but he could still see how miserable she was. He was finally able to convince her to leave when two other OB/GYN physicians arrived as volunteers.

She sighed as she disembarked the plane at JFK after a long flight. It was close to midnight, she was tired, and she felt disgusting. All she wanted was a good meal and a hot shower. Standing by the baggage claim turnstile, waiting for her bags, she turned on her cell phone after 6 weeks of no cell service and found she had 14 voicemails and 67 text messages. The most recent one was from Gwen and came earlier that evening. It said that Gwen wouldn't be able to pick her up at the airport as they arranged due to Riley being sick, but she sent a solid replacement. She sent a quick text back to find out who she should expect and Gwen responded that Danny had promised he would be waiting for her in baggage claim. Mindy's stomach dropped as she read the words. Of all people, he was the one she anticipated feeling most embarrassed around her inability to stick it out in Haiti. If she were honest with herself, she had thought every night in Haiti about their moment in the doctor's lounge, but had ultimately persuaded herself that there really was no moment between them. She was certain that Danny was just cleaning her glasses and her belief that he would've leaned in to kiss her had she not told him that she was back together with Casey had just been a subconscious effort to give her a reason to not go to Haiti.

Despite the embarrassment, her immediate reaction when she turned and saw him making his way through the crowd to meet her was to run over and fling herself into his arms. He was clearly surprised but responded to the hug with a tight squeeze. She finally released him, though felt a bit bashful given that the hug lasted longer than necessary for the situation.

"I'm sorry, Danny. I am just so glad to be home and see a familiar face.

"Not a problem. I'm glad you're back."

He said nothing about the obviously shortened nature of her trip, which surprised Mindy a bit. Once her bags came, he insisted on carrying both of them to his car. Then, he opened the car door for her. It was moments like these that reminded Mindy that at the end of the day, despite his cynicism, Danny Castellano was one of the good ones.

"Danny, you are seriously a lifesaver. I am so exhausted. I just can't wait to eat and shower."

"Are you hungry?"

"Honestly, I'm starving and there's obviously nothing in my fridge."

"Do you even have somewhere to go tonight? I thought you had planned to sublet your place."

"That was the plan but I never got around to it. I guess that was probably a sign that I was never really planning to be in Haiti all that long. I appreciate you not rubbing it in, by the way."

"Hey, you tried it out. Some decisions don't work out."

"Yea, but I knew the second I got there. Even Casey knew that it was over. It was probably written on my face."

"Oh, so it isn't just Haiti then. Things are over with Jesus Christ Superstar?"

"Yea, it just wasn't right, you know? I really wanted it to be right, but it wasn't."

"Well, I'm glad you have a place. If not, I would have let you crash at my place."

"Don't you think you would have to run that by Christina?"

Danny cleared his throat awkwardly. "There is no Christina. We ended things two weeks after you left. Just wasn't right, you know?"

They locked eyes for a brief but intense moment, both understanding exactly what the other person meant about things not being right with someone.

A car horn blared and startled them. The light they had stopped at had turned green.

"So, should we grab something to eat?"

"Sure. Just don't take me to your pizza place again. Worst pizza in New York."

"OK, I'll bring you to my worst Chinese food place instead."

"Hilarious. Really, you are."

"I know. Come on, admit it, you missed me."

"I actually did, Danny. I did miss you."

"I missed you too, Min."