Gill's words made Angela's legs turn into jelly, and made her feel as if she would melt into the floor. Her shoulders relaxed and she raised her hand to her cheek to touch his hand. Having her head resting on his shoulder was so comforting, and warm, and made her drowsy. She yawned and closed her eyes, content. Gill noticed the girl's body had become ragdoll like in nature when he pulled away. Her entire face was relaxed. He couldn't help but look at her lips for a moment, but averted his gaze when he realized it would be in bad taste to kiss a sleeping girl. As he continued to stare at her face, Elli walked in, most likely to see if Angela was alright. A quiet, high pitched squeal escaped from her lips when she saw the two. Her mouth dropped open slightly when she saw that Angela was out like a light.
"What happened? Did she faint?" Elli asked, already at Angela's side. He put a finger to his lips and shook his head. "She fell asleep then?" Gill nodded. "So…what do we do with her now? Don't you have a jacket or something you could put over her like in romance novels? Then again, there is a couch over there." They looked at each other, trying to figure out how to get her over there. Gill was rather scrawny and Elli had no arm strength. As if sent by an angel, Owen walked in with a paper that most likely needed to be signed by the mayor.
"Hey, I just need Hamilton to sign th…. Whoa, whoa, what happened here?" he asked as he noticed Angela, dead asleep against the wall. She stirred slightly at the sound of his booming voice, and he closed his mouth.
"Okay so, you don't have to question us now, but she fell asleep here, and neither of us are strong enough to lift her. Could you…?" Elli asked. Owen laughed heartily, knowing that they were going to need his help in the first place. He lifted Angela up as if she were a feather, and gently placed her on the couch. "Oh, and Hamilton's in the back if you need him." She added, gesturing toward the door behind the desk. Elli covered Angela with her large white apron. It was good enough, for the time being. "You have to tell me how this happened Gill." Gill's cheeks were suddenly stained crimson and he turned his face, too embarrassed to explain it.
"Ask Angela when she wakes up." He replied. "Let her rest for a while." Elli had never heard his voice so gentle. She smiled softly at him, a hint of pride in it. And, to her surprise, Gill smiled back at her. It was a moment that required no words, and it seemed to explain everything that had happened in one exchange of smiles. His gaze shifted back to Angela in silent adoration, possibly love. "I…hugged her because her face was pained, and she fell asleep on me. She came in and slid down the wall, so I ran over to her, and…that happened." Gill pointed at the peacefully sleeping Angela.
"Got a little more than a crush, huh?" He nodded absentmindedly before realizing what he had done. Gill cleared his throat as Elli giggled. "It's alright, just cute. Our little Gill is growing up." He hid his face in embarrassment, knowing she was right. "I know what you want to do right now, Gill. Just a little one on her forehead is fine. I won't look." Gill stared at Angela's face blankly, and placed his lips on her forehead. It sent shivers down his spine to be so close to her. "You can pull away any time now." Elli called. His eyes shot open.
"H-how long was I doing that?" he asked, flushing. Elli held up one finger. "One minute?" She nodded and pointed at the clock.
"Looked like you were enjoying it too. You still have a silly grin on your face." Elli was going to continue until Angela started to shift under the apron. Her eyes opened to two familiar faces above her.