“Oh dear…”
A moment later, Jack spun on his heel and made his way toward her with a huge smile on his face. “This is called ice cream,” he said, offering one of the cones he held. “Kind of a tradition when you go to the beach.”
Gabi closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. “Thank you,” she said with a quick bob of her head. “You know, we have ice cream back on Leyria. Your planet hasn't exactly cornered the market on dairy-based dessert.”
“Oh, well that's a relief.”
“Oh?”
He looked up to gaze with wonder at the clear blue sky. “Yeah,” he said. “I'd like to go to Leyria one day; hell, with my job, I might even end up stationed there, and it's nice to know I'll find something familiar.”
She couldn't really argue with that.
They sat on a bench next to the walkway, enjoying the shade offe
