"You assume that Stacy would let you," Sherry pointed out, and finished dusting her knees off. "But, I'm glad you're back," she added and looked almost like she'd missed Kelly.

Which she had. "It was kind of scary without you around," now that she had a moment to think about it in hindsight. Her lips, unconsciously, continued to run, "All of my hiding places have been damaged, so I was looking for a new one. Were you running around the city for exercise? You should be careful. I mean, I know that you can, but, you should be, just in case a building decides to keel over." This runnyosis of the lips was in addition to the small steps Sherry took as she sidled over to Kelly and hugged her.