gael had much different plans for their anniversary originally ; he intended to fly her somewhere beautiful , take her out to the classiest place he could find , spend an entire day pampering her . . . but still dealing with the incident , a big night out sounded like a problem waiting to happen . the last thing he wanted was to get in over his head , feel claustrophobic and start panicking when he was supposed to be reminding her how much he loved her , how grateful he was for her . so they would go out at a later date . and he would worship her at home .
he hadn't really needed anything , but he'd sent her out anyway , just so he could set the apartment up . he tidied up the bathroom and turned it into a spa the best he could so he could pamper her . he'd lit candles , changed the lighting , made a playlist , hung a string of photographs all around the living room . rose petals in a trail to the bedroom where the massage oil waited . . . even a cute little valentines themed onesie for cocoa . he was just finishing his mini scavenger hunt to lead to the gifts he'd ordered her and hidden around the apartment when the door opened .
" almost done , " he called , hurriedly folding the last note and pushing it between the mattress . but when he stepped out of the bedroom and into the hallway , he immediately saw her face , and his own expression halted . he had been a little on edge lately , he knew , worried over the littlest things , but while he would like to think he was imagining it , gael knew his luci . and he could see in her eyes something was wrong. " are you okay , my love ? "
