((I should have subtitled this thread "Color of a lonely heart is blue"))<br/><br/>Boomer couldn't believe it. It couldn't have worked out this perfectly, could it? He'd admitted to being ordered to do the worst thing to her, to have accepted the job, and she was doing..this? She was crying on him as though he were a security blanket.<br/><br/>She trusted him. Even after everything, she trusted him.<br/><br/>His knees felt gelatinous as she looked at his face, but his arms knew just what to do. Again, they rose up her body, this time along her arms and came to rest on her shoulders. The gelled knees turned out to be serving a purpose as they lowered him closer to her. Boomer wasn't thinking about it again, but his body just worked to prepare for this moment. This time, nothing would stop it. He was<em>going</em>to kiss her! His eyes were unwilling at first to lose sight of her, but they closed for the greater good. Just before they shut, they could see Bubbles seeming to grow larger as they got closer. Just before contact, Boomer whispered to her, his voice heavy with anticipation. "i've wanted to do this for a long time." His eyes cracked open to take one more look at her, making him smile. "you're so beautiful..."