"Zeke," said Jenny, "it's getting too stuffy in here. Come with me to the back garden. I need some fresh air."

"Okay." Zeke turned to his fiancee beside him with a conflicted look in his eyes.

"Why didn't you want me to speak back then?" he asked her in a voice so soft that only the two of them could hear it. "Did you expect this to happen?"

"Yeah," Jenny replied with a faint smile. "Since someone is so eager to jump in front of the bullet, there's no point for us to stop her. Besides, now,