The touch on her shoulder was all Harley needed to fully envelop Mark in a strong hug. She buried her teary face into his arm, the movement muffling the convulsive gasps that had followed her weeping.
What followed next was a jumble of word nearly impossible to distinguish through her cries and her jacket-covered mouth.. "...fire...gone...no laughter...ice cream." Her body was trembling from the pent up emotions finally escaping and she was completely unaware of the scene she was causing.