“He had that kind of effect on me. After a long hug, he pulled back and gently pushed my hair behind my ears as he smiled at me in that slow, tender way he has. “I’ve missed you, Holmes,” he said. But I didn’t get a chance to answer him back because his hand suddenly dropped from my face as if it was a hot coal and his eyes darted to something behind me. “Why, Sebastian! How lovely to see you!” Of course. It was my mum.”