-Gabriel-
The morning was incredibly nice, but I understood the need to clear the air too. Obviously, all of them were interested in an explanation from each other, and I sat quietly, listening while keeping Ana close and enjoying her body pressed against mine.
Bruce continued talking, “So after we lost you, I wasn’t notified until I came home.”
“What?” Ana whispered, stunned.
“Yes, I didn’t know until I had completed my mission, and by then you had already been gone for months. When I arrived, it was Quinn who found me, the look on his face saying it all.”
“I…” Ana glanced at Quinn, who seemed to fade further and further away, struggling to accept what had happened.
“When I came home, it felt like I was putting out fires all the time, unable to go search for you,” Bruce explained. “
