[ She listens intently, committing it all to memory and already turning it over and over again as she tries to decide how she's going to use this knowledge, and how she can.
Paranoid that we'll turn on him.
That doesn't surprise her, but she knows that means she'll have to do what she's able to allay his suspicions further – and be more mindful of him around the others, the more vulnerable of the group.
Don't let him. ]
No matter what.
[ She repeats it back to him, cupping his face to turn his eyes up, to make him look at her. ]
No matter what.
[ Before that can happen, before he can put star systems between them and take Peter farther out of reach.
She won't let him. She won't risk the team or Peter like that.
(But not yet. She still has to try.) ]
I promise.
[ She draws him up, presses her lips to his, and it's the first genuine kiss in too long. Real and heartfelt, rather than rote and calculated. ]
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Paranoid that we'll turn on him.
That doesn't surprise her, but she knows that means she'll have to do what she's able to allay his suspicions further – and be more mindful of him around the others, the more vulnerable of the group.
Don't let him. ]
No matter what.
[ She repeats it back to him, cupping his face to turn his eyes up, to make him look at her. ]
No matter what.
[ Before that can happen, before he can put star systems between them and take Peter farther out of reach.
She won't let him. She won't risk the team or Peter like that.
(But not yet. She still has to try.) ]
I promise.
[ She draws him up, presses her lips to his, and it's the first genuine kiss in too long. Real and heartfelt, rather than rote and calculated. ]