"The hug first, please." Giddy came at Felicity with both arms open, got one good look at the four men at her back, and stopped so fast the bag slid off his shoulder. He caught it on his foot. Something metal inside struck his toes, and the noise he tried hard to swallow did more to convince her she was back home than seeing the big gate had.
"Come here, you idiot," she said, stepping out to give him a hug before he lost any more toes on account of good manners. "I haven't been away so long that I need somebody to draw a line where my friends can stand."
