In just under an hour, Maverick had already arrived curious as to why I had asked him to come. "Hey, Half Pint. How are you doing?" Maverick asks, pulling me into a firm hug. I let myself relax in his embrace, feeling myself calm down. The familiar feeling of home, washed over me as I let myself be held by my brother. Maverick seemed to understand, as he didn't push me away or try to hurry the process up. Rather it was almost as though he needed this hug as much as I did; and from the look in his eye, I would say he did. We stay like that for a while as we both seem unwilling to let each other go. I hadn't realized how much I had missed Maverick until now. It was as if everything that had happened in the past year finally caught up to me, as I crumble in his embrace. To my surprise, M

