Miguel gazes at her for a long time, saying nothing. Quietly, he leaves.
Claire doesn't even notice him; she's so deep into her crying she was no longer aware of the world around her. She just lets go. She remembers how Gabriel saved him from Jake Magno, and she cries. She remembers the crazy pool party, how they talked in that sun-kissed room in his mansion in the countryside, and she cries. She has known Gabriel for only about a couple of weeks, but she already feels as if she has known him all his life. And the mere possibility of Gabriel being suddenly taken away from her—the smallest possibility—and Claire feels like her world is caving in.
