Like Xavier, who had retreated from a grueling battle, Gabriel found it hard to let go of the past. Perhaps he had never truly moved on. Sylvia looked at him, "So, you're afraid to step back too, aren't you?"

Gabriel lowered his gaze, his voice a soft murmur, "Maybe."

She leaned forward, her eyes gentle and understanding, "It's not as scary as you think. I've made it through, and you can too!"

"Hmm," Gabriel murmured in agreement, "At least for now, boredom seems to be the only downside."

Sylvia laughed, "Wait till we get back to C City, you'll wish you had the time to be bored."

Gabriel's lips curved into a half-smile, noncommittal.

Sylvia inquired, "Are you staying in J City because of a girl named Evelyn?"

"Yeah, Evelyn might be Old Mr. Quintin's granddaughter, lost twenty years ago. Estelle brought her back from Citadel,

a suspicion for now,"

Mr. Jarvis ever mention, if Evelyn's identity is confirmed, that you should marry her? Keep it all

as she turned to gaze out

suggest it, but Old

glanced back at him,

softly, "I haven't

the twilight outside, tapping her

and they began

a slice of meat and placed it in his bowl, slowly smiling, "There's a lot to learn about having a barbecue, like which sauce goes best with meat, and how long to cook each item. I'll teach you, so when you have a girlfriend, you can take

"You sure have a lot of

duty to worry for

voice was light, "Are you going to teach her what I like in bed

she swallowed her orange juice, and she huffed, "If you

amused smile, "That's not

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