Her breath catches again but there's something in Jim that makes the panic stop, stops the freefall, and she needs to trust it. Needs to believe it and him, so she does - she's always been good at taking what she needs where she can get it.
Kate nods once and exhales slowly, calming herself off his steadiness and certainty. He's right. She knows he is. It's what she's said since she got here. She can't control whether they leave her, but she's not that girl anymore, the one who runs. She doesn't have to be. Doesn't answer a lot of other questions, maybe important ones, but it's enough for now.
"Damn straight," Kate says, and if it's not as convincing as her usual snark, it's a lot closer than just minutes ago. Her gaze is still searching, not cocky, when she finds his again. "And this Kate needs a drink or ten. Coming with?"
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Date: 2012-03-27 07:30 am (UTC)Kate nods once and exhales slowly, calming herself off his steadiness and certainty. He's right. She knows he is. It's what she's said since she got here. She can't control whether they leave her, but she's not that girl anymore, the one who runs. She doesn't have to be. Doesn't answer a lot of other questions, maybe important ones, but it's enough for now.
"Damn straight," Kate says, and if it's not as convincing as her usual snark, it's a lot closer than just minutes ago. Her gaze is still searching, not cocky, when she finds his again. "And this Kate needs a drink or ten. Coming with?"