"Covering my ass," Gabriel said promptly. "It might just take me that long to get it right."

Then he had to laugh, a bit bitterly yet with some genuine humour. Stars, eh? He could think of a lot of stars, most of which he didn't want to have to think about at all. Though c'mon, that one over Bethlehem had been a masterpiece. "Nnope. Try another. I'd have to make it sparkle and that just ruins the icing."