Landon stared.  His eyes wide as his mind tried to catch up to the reality of the situation.  He was certain that he had heard his friend wrong, but Gavin continued to speak, each word only serving to confirm the impossible as true.  His reaction was mixed.  On a base, selfish level he even felt more than a touch of excitement from the idea, but on another more conscious level he cringed.  The number of things that could go wrong was astronomical.<br/><br/>“Are you serious?  Why?  After all these years what makes you think that Claire will even be open to the idea Gavin?  We didn’t work remember, we never even made it past second base during the brief time we were dating.  This could ruin what you two have.  Hell it could ruin the friendship we’ve built over years.  I love you both, you know that… but I’m not so sure this is a good idea…” he said in a rush, his confusion and shock completely unhidden.<br/><br/>“Don’t get me wrong!” he continued quickly, one hand raised to stave off Gavin’s words for a moment longer as he explained.  “Claire’s amazing, she always has been… if I met her in a bar I’d likely buy her a drink and hopefully a bit more, but we have that rule for a reason…”<br/>