"Adam!"
"Hah! Melanie!"
Adir paused mid-run as he saw the two figures enter the house together, his shoes skidding slightly on the pavement as he stared at Adam and Melanie, frozen with uncertainty. He didn't know who to hug first.
His eyes darted between the two of them, his breath catching in his throat. But then Melanie smiled softly and opened her arms. That was all he needed. Without hesitation, he sprinted toward her and wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace.
She smelled like something warm and comforting, something close to what he imagined a mother might smell like. He frowned. The last time they hugged and he'd said that, his father had explained that it had been because she had been drenched in vanilla and that was why she was like cake. He still remembered how strong it had been. Did she bump into someone again? Maybe spilled something that made her scent like that again?
