Reuniting Tornedalians

She smiled at him.

He smiled gently.

She tilted her head towards his touch.

He smiled slightly. "I love you."

"I love you too."

He smiled more.

She smiled warmly at him.

He watched his family.

She slid her arms around him leaning her head on his shoulder.

He slid his arm around her.

Michelle smiled looking from him to the rest of the family.

He watched her.

She slid her hand into his squeezing his fingers.

He squeezed her hand.

"I think everyone's excited," she whispered with a soft laugh.

"I think so too."

"And so am I. Thank you," she whispered nuzzling her head against his neck.

"What for?" He asked her.

"For everything. For being you. For welcoming me back after I had left and giving me another chance. For making me like yourself and giving me the chance to be part of a family."

He looked at her. "Then I should also be thanking you."

"What for?"

"For coming back." He told her.

"I couldn't stay away. The time I was gone... I don't even know why I left. I shouldn't have."

"I've noticed...Do you have any family away from here still?"

"Not very many. My grandmother has past and everyone else has gone their own way.. she was basically the glue that held us all together."