Well, "this is the only plan" is rarely the best plan, is it? Heh. No, really, all will be revealed over time (will, in six parts plus coda). The thing is, they really did cover all the bases. They just didn't take into account a few items that they had not control over.

Glad you took a chance on the story. I honestly don't write much by way of ship stuff (either het or slash). I'm mostly a gen writer.