Rose released Henry and stepped back.

"I'd like that very much. I'm glad I met you, Henry. Hard things are always a little easier when we aren't alone."

Which she was now. It...was a very strange and new thing. It was one thing to take time to herself, off away from the other Crystal Gems, another to be cut off completely from everyone and everything familiar. With no preparation, no warning...

It was as frightening as it was exhilarating.