They hovered, for a heartbeat, then Alice burst out into tears, reaching for her son. "Come here, baby. Oh, how much I've missed you." Only slipping off his shoes, Neville crawled into the bed, like a child after a nightmare, curling up between his parents. His mother immediately wrapped his arms around him, and his father hugged them both from behind. After a moment, he broke down in huge sobs. Rocking back and forth in his parent's arms, the teenager whispered again and again, "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I love you. I love you so much."