Theresa smiled at him and that was all he needed. Their eyes met and melted into eachothers despite being distanced by a sea of people.

The people were nothing, they thought, for they had been separated by oceans.

As they stumbled around the crowd and clumsily attempted to hold the other in their arms, when their hands finally touched they had never felt so connected.

Theresa smiled again, a smile so gleeful and inspiring, and all of his doubts were put at ease.