[It's close, and it's enough. She hooks her fingers around his in turn, closing her eyes at how warm his skin feels . . . And though she's still hyperaware of the heart beating away in his chest, she can ignore it.]
. . . One of today's choices could so easily have been Sparrow or one of your teammates. Myself or one of your teammates.
I hope beyond hope that it stays a could have been. [She never wants to see Spark forced to make that call.]
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[. . . looks away.]
I know how it feels to be let down in that regard. I've no desire to have her go through the same.
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[his hands clench into fists]
. . . then I'm sorry in advance for the decisions I will make.
[because like he can't-- he can't-- vote to protect someone else if her life is on the line]
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You know that you can't put me first all of the time.
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. . . I can't.
But no one can do that. There's a point where everyone has to put themselves first.
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. . . One of today's choices could so easily have been Sparrow or one of your teammates. Myself or one of your teammates.
I hope beyond hope that it stays a could have been. [She never wants to see Spark forced to make that call.]
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. . . I hope it stays a could have been, too.
[because he doesn't know what he would do in that situation]
[and he doesn't want to find out]
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