tommy backed away from her , his eyes wide with fear . thomas said as he directed a look of warning at the doctor . his view of the sky also gave a view of the screwed up sun . joe decided it was definitely time to head back . he was very gentle with her and protective . probably a mixture of the two , she thought , and sighed . he lifted the weapon up anyway and looked through the night-vision scope for his friends . she wiped her face with her sleeve . tam raises an eyebrow to mock me . 