Alfie wasn't sure where Laney had been these past couple of days. He thought she had told him something about the beach, but he was busy trying to beat his newest game in the hopes that he could try and get the image of her naked body out of his mind for a little while. The beating of the game took much longer than it normally would have because of such a constant distraction. He wasn't sure what was happening to him, but this was going to be the death of him. He was sure.
Seeing her though brought a smile to his face, and when she wrapped her arms around his neck, he hugged her back, lifting her off the ground but... only a little bit. He frowned a bit, wondering why he hadn't practically lifted her up to the stratosphere like usual, but seeing her now put those doubts out of his mind for the time being. "Hey," he said, kissing her cheek once they pulled away a bit. He took her hand and turned to begin walking to who knows where.