She looked back up at Tony and he nodded. She picked up the teapot again and poured another sample into his cup. He tasted it and this time nodded, th...n put his cup down again. This time she filled his cup all the way and then filled hers and put down the teapot. They both reached for their cups and picked them up, raising them up in front of themselves. He blew on his tea and then took a sip of it. He waited for a moment while she echoed him, blowing on her own tea and sipping it. They paused. .." Gabriella began somewhat reluctantly. "Last night, right before she went into labor, Karen suggested that you and I might make a good couple." She did, did she?" Mickey had to chuckle at that."Yes!" Gabriella snapped. "In so many words, that's pretty much what she told me." So, what did you say?" I told her that I wasn't the girl for you. But then, I had a slip of the tongue and told her that she was." Oh... So, is that going to be a problem?" No..." Gabriella returned thoughtfully. "I. He and Julie did not talk and avoided each other at school. On one hand, he realized how much he loved her. On the other, he was horrified by her outburst, and deeply wounded by the things she had said in anger. He had no concept of how spite and hyperbole were just standard fighting weapons in her family. He believed she meant what she had screamed at him and he was devastated. He read her words as a rejection of him and assumed she never wanted to speak to him again.That week also provided. We never would have thought that the legendary Dorothy Gale of Kansas would be turned into a slut for out amusement."Kaliko walked to the hole he came from and stopped. "We will be done with her in a little bit. I do wish it would have been you in there, but I have plenty of time. By the way after she gets out, do you think you'll tell her how your father is the former Nome King and your mother was the witch she killed."Kaliko laughed as he disappeared into the hole, his laugh echoing through.