For the first time today, Zoe smiled. She offered her hand, pinkie extended. Her hands felt vulnerable, but she reminded herself firmly that it was all in her head, and her emotions had no reason to be getting so worked up about bare hands. "Pinkie swear I won't say a word," she said.

Cai and Rachel appeared as the lift doors opened, and Rachel bolted across the floor to hug him as Danny and Zoe finished their pact. "I'm here," she said. "I made it."