Nebula looked at Tae, her face hot from embarrassment. So now everyone knew. She bent her head feeling the hot tears drop on her lap, through the cotton material of her pants. She felt hot in her face area but from her neck go down she was cold. Trembling. Almost scared to look back at Tae for she knew what he could be capable of doing.
She felt someone’s hand on her shoulder and she knew it was August’s, offering her strength. He was telling her that she should be strong and if she was weak, he would be there for her. She dared not reach out to touch his hand to assure him that she knew and was grateful out of fear from the man whom she knew was glaring at her.
The cuticles of her fingers were put at ease when Nebula froze hearing Gabriel’s words, “Oh yes, Jon and your little lady here-
