Gabriel spent what was probably a ridiculous amount of time researching sitters online. It helped that money wasn't a restraint, but Jack was right- it was so hard to leave his little girl with someone new. As the night approached, he grew more and more anxious about it, even though Natalie was every bit the sitter he'd hoped for. Or she seemed to be, anyway.

Gabriel tried to hide his worry (outwardly, anyway), but even that was a little rough. During parts of the day, one could hear a low rumble emanating from him as he walked by.

After exhaustively going through everything Ginny liked and didn't like, he finally said goodbye for real, and then they were on their way. He squirmed in the car until Jack reassured him. "I'm being silly, aren't I?" he said, shaking his head at himself. "Natalie seems like a good choice. I'm sure it'll be fine." That didn't mean he wouldn't call in two hours, as Jack suggested. It would make him feel better.

Like with a lot of things relating to Ginny, Jack seemed a natural with this. That probably came from having done it a number of times before, throughout the years.

"So," he asked with a smile. "Is this a night-on-the-town sort of night, or is it a night where we don't leave the hotel room?"