Adrian couldn't help it, the moment he was in his mother's arms, he breathed her in and held on tight. His life had been unimaginably painful and for over a decade he had been wishing there was someone out there who could just...just for a moment, hold him and reassure him everything was okay.
He wiped at his eyes when she stepped back, and offered her a watery smile. "I'm gonna need your phone number and a promise you're not going anywhere, okay?"