Goodnight and Goodbye

He shut the door silently behind him, but not enough for her to hear his fragile heart breaking.

When he re-entered the hotel room from the balcony, a sea of faces greeted him. "Do you wanna drink?" Simon gargled, as soon as he saw Niles' worn face.

He embarked to his room, without another word to Simon or any other members of Daphnes family. As soon as he stepped through the frame, he saw Mel in bed, waiting for him. She put down the book she was reading, on the side table and elegantly unblanketed herself from under the covers.
She embraced him and a warm smile spread...