A/N: Woohoo! This is the 10th update to this story! And here we see Mark's triumphant return to Terra Nova after several days OTG in which he was miserably homesick and Maddy was stressed out. There was a change in plans: this was originally going to be set to Lady Gaga's "You and I" but after reviewing the lyrics I determined it just wasn't appropriate for the story. So I changed the song to Lady Antebellum's "I Run to You." I hope you don't mind! This one's short because it's late, I'm tired, and really I just want to capture that one elated moment when your loved one returns home safe to you. Oh and I'm assuming one can take and send/receive pictures on a plex…

Chapter 10: I Run to You

Song: I Run to You

Artist: Lady Antebellum

Summary: Mark returns home after four days away from Maddy…

Maddy waited anxiously by the gate, several others milling about around her, all awaiting the arrival of the convoy. Most of them just wanted to welcome their neighbors and friends home, but she was only looking for one person—Mark Reynolds. It had been four long, grueling days without him. They had spoken briefly each night (except the first), always sure to bid each other good night before hanging up. He had even managed to send her an image on her plex. He was blowing her a good night kiss.

Mark had helped load the convoy up early in the morning. They had wanted to leave at daybreak in order to be home at around noon. He sat in the back of one of the rovers, his heart pounding excitedly at the prospect of seeing Maddy again.

"I can't wait to get home and sleep in my own bed!" Dunham exulted.

"I just want to be able to take a shower in some warm water…" Reilly grumbled, shooting Dunham a look.

"How 'bout you, Reynolds? What can't you wait for?" Dunham asked, fairly certain he knew the answer already.

"I just can't wait to see my Maddy," he grinned just thinking about it.

The convoy trundled through the gates at just past noon, after several long hours of traveling. Mark scanned the crowd, immediately spotting the object of his affection. She was standing in the middle of the group, craning her neck to get a better view of the vehicles that had just entered the colony. He picked up his duffle bag and quickly leapt out of the rover.

This world keeps spinning faster, into a new disaster so I run to you, I run to you baby. When it all starts coming undone, baby you're the only one I run to. I run to you.

Maddy spotted him and immediately came running. He dropped his bag and opened his arms, throwing them around her as he lifted her off the ground in a tender embrace, her feet dangling in the air.

He kissed her cheek, inhaling the familiar scent of her hair. "I missed you so much," he murmured into her ear.

"I missed you too," she replied, burying her face into his neck. Her eyes were tearing up again, in joy this time. Mark set her down on the ground and she smiled at him. He looked a little unkempt and he needed a shave, but she was so glad to have him home. "You kept your promise," she informed him.

"And what promise was that?" he asked her.

"You came back to me," she told him, throwing her arms around his neck.

He touched his nose to hers. "I'll always come back to you, Maddy Shannon. One way or another."

This world keeps spinning faster, into a new disaster so I run to you. I run to you baby. When it all starts coming undone, baby you're the only one I run to. I run to you.

A/N: I picked this song more for the way it sounds—it's a love song with an upbeat tempo—than I did for the lyrics, so I just used the chorus for this one. Sorry it was so short and not as great as I wanted it to be. I'm just really tired right now but I felt I owed you the rest of the story before heading off to bed. My Christmas break starts tomorrow afternoon though, so I'll be updating and adding new stories throughout the course of my days off. That concludes this little mini-trilogy. Hope you enjoyed!

NEXT CHAPTER: Can't Find the Words by Karina (She's a great artist if you haven't heard of her before—I advise you look her up.) Make sure you follow this story so you know when it goes up! Thanks to all of you!