SAT 17 NOV, 6:23PM

It was noisy in the little diner. Will looked around at the busy tables. An old couple eating side by side, one glass of wine each, studiously bent over their meals. A group of young women in their thirties collapsing with helpless giggles as a stern woman dining alone nearby looked on and frowned. Businessmen in their grey suits. But it didn't bother him.

Together they maneuvered to their table.

For the occasion, Will was wearing a white blouse tucked in formal jeans. Alyss was wearing a light blue dress, fitting but still comfortable.

They sat opposite of each other and as the night progressed, the conversation slowly turned more serious. Until they could avoid the topic no longer.

"Will?"

He looked up, a questioning look on his face as he realised the sudden seriousness in her voice.

"I was wondering… whatever happened with the guys that held me captive?"

The wondering changed into understanding, and Will nodded.

Alyss patiently waited until he'd chewed and swallowed, then looked at him curiously.

"Alright, so Crowley had the police force pick them up thrown in jail for a few hours," he started, "Then Halt got some alone time with them… yesterday, to find out their motives and whatnots and what came out of that was actually not that interesting. Turns out they were hired by someone else, of whom I, uh, stole some documents a couple of weeks ago. They expected to be able to take me by surprise and then take the documents back by force. Nothing personal." He grinned and Alyss was surprised to feel relieved.

"So there's no more threat from them? What about their boss?" But Will shook his head.

"Nothing new on the horizon. You'll be set up with a new security system and be back to full safety in no-time. Which reminds me…" He eyed her curiously.

"What about that DED application?"

A wide smile broke out on Alyss's face. "I just received the confirmation that I've been accepted to start the training coming January!"

Will's grin widened and he raised his glass to clink it to hers. "I knew it! Congratulations! Who knows, maybe we'll be send on a mission together some time!"

She blushed and found herself wishing for that mission to be sooner, rather than later.