Her day had actually gone pretty well. She'd had to gone back to her classes, but with finals coming up all she had to do was make sure her students were prepared.

Not hard, considering. When she'd come back to Patrick's place she'd flopped down into the couch to check on the process of the finals. It w as strange, and yet, not how at home she felt.

By the time Patrick came home she'd relaxed with a cup of tea. When she heard him she jumped up and went to him, "what's wrong? "