[ She'd be pretty pleased to know he considered it worth the effort to pick up on that.

And she'd also be pretty okay with him never letting go, because he's warm and comfortable and a reminder of everything that's exactly the opposite of blood and the encrouching cold of a bad wound. ] Well, I made the mistake of picking high risk jobs. And being a pain in the ass to the bad guys in both. [ Softer, not particularly meant to be said out loud. ] Still never got used to it.