"I missed you, too." Allegra struggled to keep her heart from beating at twice its normal pace as Adam picked up her hand and placed a warm kiss on the back of it. It hadn't been so long since she'd seen him, but it felt like it had been forever since he'd kissed her hand, strangely enough. "Home was really, really great," she nodded, smiling briefly at the waitress as she delivered her tea and promptly left. She moved the mug closer, her free hand absentmindedly cradling its handle as she turned thoughtful. "It was nice seeing my parents, spending time with them. It was good." It really had been. As different as she and her parents could be, at times, and as difficult as it was to find times to see each other throughout the year, when they did get together it was nice to catch up.

"How's home for you?"