Finally! Finally the last shell of ice crumbled - finally, Elphaba was back. Glinda pressed her cheek against a warm shoulder, wrapped her arms around the thin, tall frame and held on tightly. This was answer enough and such relief, too, causing her to shed more tears, but of a different kind. This times, they were tears of relief.<br/><br/>Elphaba, her beautiful, ivy-colored Elphaba, would not leave her just like that. Not anymore. There, frail and half-naked as she was, she finally found the warmth she'd been seeking for - particularly, the warmth that Elphaba's words had been lacking earlier and the warmth her body needed without her dress.<br/><br/>If only she could tag Elphaba so she would never lose her again because shifting and changing as Elphaba's decisions were today, the moment she was alone she might just change her mind again and pull it through. But right now - right now Elphaba wouldn't let her go, and that was one step forward into their reunison.<br/><br/>And in the emotional ride of the moment, all Glinda could really say between her tears was the truth: "I've missed you so much, Elphie."