After Hannah walked away, Joanie found herself actively fighting tears. Scrubbing furiously at her eyes, she let out a low huff as she tried to contain herself. Not here, not now. This wasn't even the worst of it, yet. Hannah was great, but they'd only known each other for a short while. What was she going to do if she saw Russell? Or-
"Aiden!" Just as she began to search, she caught a glimpse of the very person her thoughts had wandered to. Eyes wide, she began to run forward. He was walking away, passing the rubble that they had both once lived in. "Aiden, wait!"
Heart racing as she started running in a spurt, she finally slowed to a halt as she reached his side. "Wait, wait," she repeated, pushing a clump of still-auburn hair from her face as she held a hand out in front of him, intending to stop his pace. "Don't leave just yet."