Ah, yes, he did know...  Knew the very day things had changed, had been there when Eddy retreated from the world.  Gabriel didn't blame him for that, understood it intimately, and since then Eddy had been a hermit, doing nothing outside his singular schedule, seeing no one except his few true friends.  Eddy danced around the question, which didn't surprise Gabe in the least.  He'd always been dodgy, difficult to get to open up-- not something that bothered Gabriel, as he was similar-- but as the man spoke, it was obvious he was holding back.<br/><br/>If Eddy was here, now, there was a reason.  Of course, their talks ranged in conversation, and sometimes they talked about nothing at all, but this visit felt different.  Gabriel had suspected when he first saw Eddy, since it had been so long, and now he could sense there was something deeper, something weighing on him that he wasn't ready to say just yet...  What could have shaken him so much?<br/><br/>"No you didn't," Gabriel corrected him, voice soft and amused.  "But it's a sweet thing to say."  His expression was mild, submissive in its easy nature, but his gaze remained focus and intent.  Eddy would bring up whatever was bothering him when he felt safe to do so, and Gabriel would not pressure him.<br/><br/>"How is Precious?  She keeping you on your toes...?"  The woman was very different, very loud and unabashed in voicing her opinions.  Gabriel liked her, if only because she did not hold to any sense of pretense, and was herself no matter what.