Together

   The hot tropical air was lifeless, it closed in around her and precipitated on her air conditioned skin. 

    The whirr of the turbines all but muffled out the click clack of her Jimmy Choo rip offs, on the shimmering tarmac.  

    The baggage cart, with her luggage, rattled along at a right angle to the plane. 

    Every last bit of chill had escaped her pores. Her quilted coat was a poor choice, even this far into the journey. 

   As she neared the entrance to Terminal 1, the planes engine had almost come to a halt and the clip clop of other shoes were gaining on her labored pace. 

     With all the formalities over she approached the exit door from customs. She paused to adjust that annoying bra strap for the 10,000th time and put her hair up into a bun, that perched neatly, like a crown, on the very top of her head. 

    She grabbed hold of her trolley and moved through the electronic doors into the arrivals lounge. 

    She tried to look nonchalantly into the crowd of eager faces. There she was, a little grayer and a little plumper, but much the same. 

    She hurtled into her mothers arms. She could feel her mothers sobs that became her sobs also Tissues were rescued from handbags, self conscious chatter ensued, not once did there eyes part. Both soaking up each other's physical presence, that for so long had been sacrificed to Skype. 

   One end of her mothers scarf had dropped down, Elsa enjoyed throwing it back over her Mums shoulder. 

    No matter what time of year her Mum always wore a scarf. It was a throwback to her old bohemian, Uni days. 

   "How was your flight  Elsa" the mother asked, with a twang that made Elsa blanch. 

   "Good Mum, there was a bit of a delay in Dubai, with the the terrorist thing that's going on, but I used the time to grab a quick shower and a nap, in Emirates private lounge. I can't believe the heat here, I'd forgotten its intensity." Elsa prattled away, consciously not letting any silence come between them. 

    Together they pushed the trolley towards the car park, through the crush of oncoming travelers. 

     It'd only been 5 minutes but already they'd found there closeness again and were basking joyously in its warmth.