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But the shock wave had tee will cause a fuse to blow I tried to stay cal speed I could see Gabriel’s face, white and strained, as he arrowed towardto make it I closed my eyes

And then I was plucked frorunt as ht green ones flashing at ht want to try a parachute," JB said as he fluttered us slowly to the ground

I opened my mouth to speak, to thank hi my eyes

"Hey," JB said, and cuddled me closer "Hey, it’s okay"

I decided it was easier to cry it out than try to talk through suppressed tears I buried , only held me there until I lifted my face and sniffled

"Better?" he asked

I nodded

"You can put her do," Gabriel said, and his voice had a note of steel

I looked in the direction of his voice and saw hiainst his sides as if he were keeping hihtened aroundher fros"

Gabriel stepped forward I could see stars blazing in his dark eyes, always a sign of trouble Like I said, Gabriel is a slow burn But when he explodes you’d better get the hell out of the way

"Put her down, hu my ear," a asped "I forgot he was in there"

JB reluctantly releasedat my back I would be flattered except that I knew at least part of the reason he did it was to piss off Gabriel

AAt all But JB had helped Gabriel and ency, and in the process we’d developed a kind of friendship The attack had taken out a lot of the upperone of the few supervisors left standing Demon encounters plus the promotion seeed up his ass He was a lot nicer these days

He’d also shockedme out on a date I’d refused, but he’d taken race It’s not that I wasn’t attracted to JB--I was; anything hu relationship with Gabriel see relationship with JB

Beezle poked his head out, looking distinctly disgruntled "What in the na here? Why aren’t we at hoy?" I asked "You didn’t feel us falling out of the sky?"