Chương 176: CHAPTER 176 Beautiful

　　~ JESSE ~

　　Something was strange about him, but I didn't even think, just ran to him trying my hardest not to look like a child as he straightened, smiling, when I threw myself into his chest.

　　He wrapped those big arms around me and lifted me off my feet, burying his face in my neck, one arm laid up my spine, the hand cradling the back of my head and holding me to him.

　　To my surprise, I felt the bond thrum as we both clung, wordlessly. And I realized… I realized he'd felt as frantic to be together as I had. But he'd covered it somehow, until this moment.

　　I had to swallow back a pinch of happy tears, but I did it, so that when we finally relaxed and he put me down on my feet again before straightening to smile down at me, I could beam back at him.

　　I might have left a hand on his chest, though.

　　"I'm so glad you're here," I said breathlessly, then started to really look at him and got a little jolt.