Murmurs moved across the room as the meeting broke up. Gabby forced herself not to bolt from the room. She needed a few minutes—or fifty—to gather her thoughts and mentally prepare to be in Liam’s presence. And she couldn’t let her face betray those thoughts. Otherwise, someone might ask her what was wrong. Then there would be stabbing … and possibly burning. No one wanted that. She felt a hand take hers and glanced down, following the arm up until it attached to Shelly. This was the second time the girl grabbed her without asking permission. The chick had serious boundary issues. Not that Gabby would ever actually give permission for anyone to touch her. “We need to have a BFFF meeting before we are portalled off around the globe,” Shelly said before she reached out and grabbed Tara’s h