emark fedora over his thick dark hair。 He stood there casually； like he’d only been gone a matter of minutes—not months。
Vanessa didn’t say anything。 She felt like she was going to cry。 Even though it was practically a scene from a terrible chick movie； she couldn’t resist running to him and wrapping her arms around him tightly。 She lifted her face up until her mouth met his。
“Remember； there’s a kid watching！” Ruby called from the couch。 Moxie gazed； entranced； at Hollis。
“Hi；” Vanessa said dumbly； staring up at him as if he were a vision。
Courtesy of too many Scrubbing Bubbles fumes？
“I couldn’t wait a month。 I don’t want to be in Iceland。 I want to be with you；” Hollis said simply。
“You’re back？” Vanessa asked。 “For good？”
Hollis nodded。 “Unless you’re hiding a boyfriend somewhere。”
“Just Paul Morrissey。” She gestured to the DVD case on the coffee table。
“We’ll leave you alone；” Ruby said； bundling Moxie back into her snowsuit。 “Maybe there’s a movie about talking penguins we can see。”
Vanessa didn’t even notice her adorable niece and sister as they made their way into the elevator。 She was too busy kissing her boyfriend。
Beats mopping the floor。
survivor
“Do you think Jenny will choose RISD or Pratt？” Serena asked； taking a thoughtful sip of her organic chai。 She and Dan were seated at a small table in Blue State Coffee； one of the cute coffee shops on Thayer Street in downtown Providence。
“Pratt；” Dan said confidently。 His hair was sort of shaggy—Serena hadn’t been able to drag him to John Barrett’s—and he wore a rumpled blue cotton oxford shirt and jeans。 He looked slightly homeless； but to her； he was absolutely adorable。 “Jenny’s wanted to go there since she lea