A Proposal

I tossed and turned and struggled to fight free of the haze. In my dream there had been an archangel and he and Gabe battled.

I sat up, looking around the room frantically.

It hadn't been a dream, but real.

Jesse had beaten Gabe to shreds, but the Unknowns appeared before Jesse could kill him, and they'd put me to sleep and -

My room in Sharra was just as I left it.

My costume still hung over my closet door, but my spelled calendar revealed it was Tuesday.

I'd been asleep nearly three days!

I went to my bedroom door, desperate to find Gabe, and noticed I was in pajamas.

"How the hell?" I ripped them off and threw on jeans and the first shirt I found before pulling on boots and rushing to the door.

Before I could open it, someone pounded from the outside. "Cindy! Open up, it's me."

I yanked the door open and threw myself into his arms.

"Gabe," I said, burying my face in his neck.

He growled, wrapping his arms around me as I clung to his hips with my legs.