"Are you sure?" her voice said down the phone.

"What do you mean, am I sure, Renee, of course I'm sure"

"OK, just think carefully, just check it was real."

Ally nodded, not quite realising she couldn't Renee this, and padded gently over to the door and looked out the peep-hole.

"It was real, I still see him, he's still here."

"Well, have you said anything so far, what have you already done?"

Ally looked at the door in front of her, "I shut the door" she answered slowly.

"With him inside or outside?"

"Outside" she answered even more slowly.

"Well then, unless you want him to runaway and never see him again and spend months pining after him I'd suggest opening the door, letting him in and then taking me through to the kitchen. Just don't say or do anything stupid, or anything other than I've said ok?"

"Ok" Ally said, still speaking slowly.

She pulled the door open and saw him still standing there, now looking a little confused."

"Hi Larry, would you like to come in?"

Larry stepped in, "Look Ally" he started but she cut him on with unformed words and a wave of her hand.

"Renee says I'm not allowed to talk to you"

"You're talking to me now. But you weren't talking to me, you were listening to me."

"I don't think she'd approve of me listening to you right now either" she said, still speaking slowly and carefully, shutting the door behind him. "I'm going to go into the kitchen now." she said, still serenely calm in he voice and actions.

She walked into the kitchen and immediately went into panic mode.

"Renee, it was real, he's here sat on my sofa, in my apartment, trying to talk to me and explain things to me, and being frustratingly calm and normal about it all so far" she said the second she was out of earshot, talking fast now and with feeling again.

"Ally, I want you to listen to me. Don't do anything stupid. But, I can't believe I'm saying this, listen to what your heart is telling you. I've never seen you as happy as you were when you were with him and I don't want you to miss out on a chance to be that happy again. So listen to him but please don't over analyse everything he says. There's not much more I can tell you from over here.

Just go back into your living room and talk to him, and call me the second you can."

Ally nodded again and hung up, took a deep breath and walked out of the kitchen.