Without another word they came together,as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and he put his arms around her, drawing her close. They held each other tightly, making it real,both of them letting the fourteen years if separation dissolve in the deepening twilight.
They stayed like that for a long time befire she finally pulled back to look at him. Up close,she could see the changes she hadn't noticed at first. He was man now, and his face had lost the softness of youth. The faint lines around his eyes had deepened,