Daniel raised his hands as if to keep her back, but by then her arms wrapped around him. "Look, Gina you shouldn't... just, don't-" he said, fighting to say something over the pounding of his heartbeat in his ears. Come to think of it, Gina's was there too, and he heard them together as though they were in sync. He placed his hands gently on her arms to push her back, but he soon grew weak with new emotions, and his hands dropped limply. "This warmth..." he said with half sigh. "You know, you just don't seem to grow Gina- try to gain a few inches or something," he said. When he finally did find the strength to embrace her in a hug, he tried to not be too rough. His arms were wrapped around her tightly enough as it was.<br/><br/>He noticed how well muscled she was now, slim, but powerful. Then his eyes softened, and he closed them for but a moment in thought. "Huh, Scratch that... it seems, it is me who has gained in size again." With that, he let her go and took a step back. "You have grown up Gina, I thought when I got back you would look like you did those few years ago." He crossed his arms and looked away, "Yet here you are, a beautiful young women now," he said, "you are strong, I can tell, and that is good... for what comes next you will need that strength. That strength that you have tenfold times more then I do." He spoke wistfully, but firmly as he looked up and into her eyes. "When the time comes, and we next meet, I will not do anything to hurt you, we can hang out for all I know, but... the next chance you can get, you need to do it when I least expect it... I want you to-" Daniel lowered his left arm and clenched his fist, planting his right hand onto his chest. "-You need to hit me here, Gina... with all you have got...<br/><br/>His eyes now blazed with a hunger unlike Daniels old gaze... this wasn't the kind, softness he always displayed to one and all else.<br/>"I want it to be you, who<span style="font-weight: bold"> <span style="color: #FF0000">kills</span> </span>me."