Crowded

Cindy holds back the shock of what she'd just learned and musters up a new smile as she looks up into Wes' eyes, tilting her head into his hand. "I think getting out sounds like fun, and Kaylee is still full of energy. If we wear her out, maybe she'll sleep better tonight."


"Mm... it's dangerous stalking a vampire," Gunner chides teasingly.

Pausing, he points to the book of astronomy. "We won't need those tonight."

The visit is all too short, and soon Gunner is alone again. But after a nap, the sun is going down, and he knows he needs to stay up. He'd purposely eaten very little for dinner, and now waited for his new friend to come. Right on time, when the halls were clear, she showed up. This time, he didn't need any direction as he was already prepared for the night air with a hoodie and his tennis shoes on.

Following her down and up to the roof again, once out in the air, he breathes in deeply. Fresh air never felt so good as after a long day of being cooped up.

It doesn't take long to get the telescope out, but they have to wait a little while for a slight cloud cover to pass by. Eventually, Gunner stands back and looks straight up into the sky, finding what he wanted. "Come here..." He brings Bree close to him, with her back to his chest. He takes her left hand in his and spreads out her fingers, then raises it to the sky at just the right distance until she fills out the Palm of Bree. Then reaching around the other side, he puts his right hand to the sky. Moving it inward towards hers, finally his first finger meets hers. His own handprint had been found long ago and now as they looked up at both prints, they could see that their first fingers shared a star. Both constellations were connected.

A grin spreads on his face. "Looks like we're gonna have to find another place for our handprints - it's getting crowded."