96-Solitude
The silence was a blessing. She'd had all she could take of Frasier and his complaints, and he'd stormed out of the house. The solitude was welcome but she couldn't help feeling guilty..
The doorbell rang and she flung it open in anger, revealing Niles' surprised face.
"Did I come at a bad time?"
She wanted to tell him to leave so that she could be alone again, but she couldn't. She needed him badly. And so she simply smiled and hugged him, just as she would hug Frasier when and if he ever returned.