Gabriel played with my hair, winding strands of it around his thick fingers. ‘This was a nice surprise, Babe. Thank you,’ I said. He smiled and be...t forward to kiss me upside down. ‘This wasn’t the surprise,’ he rumbled. I sat up, wondering what he was talking about. Gabriel reached into his pocket and sat up on one knee, holding a small black velvet box. I brought my hands up to cover my mouth, tears suddenly springing to my eyes. ‘Jen,’ he began, meeting my surprised blue eyes with his. “Well not uncomfortable...” “Then what?” Amy turned her face away, and blushed. “Nervous.” I smiled gently at her, and turned her face back to me. “Come with me, and I’ll show you something.” She nodded, and grabbed my hand back. I smiled a secret little smile, and started walking. There I followed the path. The path lead to an open grove, with the path twisting into different directions, I took Amy to the one bending toward the south end of the grove. Following it, we had to duck under a. "I wasn't convinced. "I don't need you to patronize me." I wasn't patronizing you, dammit! I'm trying to tell you something." Fine," I said as I buttoned all but the two missing bottom buttons on my shirt. "You told me." I took my jacket and headed for the door."Allinson..." He sounded exasperated and I didn't give a crap. "Allinson, stop. Let me talk to you, will you?" He caught up to me and grabbed my arm.I looked pointedly at his hand and back at his face. He released me and I went on my. " "We've run into a problem. You and Pallas lock onto our coordinates and come on the double. Contact the others and get them here too. I think we may have a fight on our hands." "We're gone." "Listen fellas," Jan said. "We have a peaceful little world here and we'd like to keep it that way. You're welcome to stay as long as you like, but none of this 'Conquer the Universe' business, okay?" "You dare to defy the might of the Outer Gods?" Chthulhu roared. "We will strip this planet of everything.