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Penny sighed as she sat at her kitchen table, flipping through the pages of a magazine. She usually had no interest in magazines, but as of late, she had no interest in much of anything. Once Gale and Claire had returned to their world, the girls spent a portion of every single day discussing the events of their lives in the pokemon world and how much they missed everyone there. She yawned a little and shuffled over to the counter to pour herself another cup of coffee when she heard a knock at her door. She furrowed her brows. “Mail’s late today. I thought that package from Gale would have been here this morning.” She said to herself, glancing over at her cat that slept in one of her empty kitchen chairs and walked to the door. She unlocked it and opened it, smiling and waiting to be handed the signature pad to sign for her package.
“Honey, I’m home.” That midnight velvet voice graced her ears and Penny’s eyes widened, immediately filling with tears as she stared into the very crystal blue eyes she missed every second of every day.
She gasped and leapt into those familiar strong arms. “Is this real?” She whimpered into his shoulder.
Volkner chuckled as he squeezed her tightly against his chest. “As real as it gets.”
“Thank God.” She looked up at him and smiled, despite the tears that spilled down her cheeks.
He kissed her forehead, her cheeks and finally her lips. He released her after a minute and wiped her cheeks dry. “Hey... Aren’t you going to invite me in?” He grinned boyishly at her.
Penny stared at him for a minute before she burst into gleeful laughter. “Would you like some coffee?”
Volkner leaned down to kiss her again. “I’d love some.”