With a thud, all the air rushes out of her lungs. She wonders Am I dead? She can't gain control of her movements, fear that she might be dead overriding her curiosity. She feels herself shift did I do that? She begins to overcome her fear, and hears breathing above her.
"You know you're heavier than you look." Lance's voice groans at her.
She opens her eyes and throws her arms around his neck. "Oh Thank God!" She buries her face in his chest and tries not to cry.
"Mads…" the nickname catches her attention. No one has ever called her that. Mad and Maddy and sometimes Lin but never Mads. "You're okay." He says it again "You're okay." He sinks to his knees and holds her as she cries.
"Lance…" Harrison asks timidly
Lance just shushes him and waves him away.
Harrison vanishes with a small pop.
As Maddy begins to calm down Lance says, "I'm sorry I insulted you Mads. I didn't mean it that way. You were falling and your momentum played into your weight. And I know that. I'm sorry."
She chuckles "I didn't take it as an insult. I was too busy being glad I wasn't dead. How did you know I was falling? Or where to find me?"
"I…I can see the future and the past. When I was seven I..." he takes a deep breath "I had a vision of this redheaded girl falling from a tree in the backyard. At the time I had no idea who she was. In fact I didn't even figure it out before I passed out. When your mother pointed it out… I realized it was you and had Harrison teleport out here. I had to save you…"