Lilian POV

"Nate?" I called to be sure I wasn't hallucinating, and the shocked expression written on his face showed that I wasn't really hallucinating. Nate was standing in front of me. The person I'd been dying to see for months was standing right in front of me.

He quickly helped me up to my feet, and I pulled him into my arms, hugging him tightly as if he would run away from me again if I was easy on him. Tears brimmed in my eyes and soon found their way out, and he patted my back.

After the hug, we finally went to sit on the bench at the...