"Hey!" Cole said, racing over to Alex once he saw her waiting with her notepad. It was impossible to hide how happy and purely elated he was, he couldn't hold back, and before he knew what was happening, he found himself moving in to hug her.

He was still kinda speechless, all he could really say was "This doesn't feel real" 

"Oh, god, I'm sorry!" he said, suddenly aware of himself and stepping back from the hug "You're here as a professional, and I'm probably sweating all over you."