[Her answer is immediate, and though she doesn't lift her head, letting him nuzzle the top of it instead, she buries her face in his chest, trying to use his familiar scent to help with the rest.]
We came here to do a job, so we're going to finish it.
[Although she understands where he's coming from, and that doesn't mean she doesn't appreciate that grand gesture of his. That her well-being is more important... but that isn't what she wants.]
I just needed a minute is all.
[That cold feeling of dread in the pit of her stomach just won't go away, though.]
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[Her answer is immediate, and though she doesn't lift her head, letting him nuzzle the top of it instead, she buries her face in his chest, trying to use his familiar scent to help with the rest.]
We came here to do a job, so we're going to finish it.
[Although she understands where he's coming from, and that doesn't mean she doesn't appreciate that grand gesture of his. That her well-being is more important... but that isn't what she wants.]
I just needed a minute is all.
[That cold feeling of dread in the pit of her stomach just won't go away, though.]
And I don't want you to do all the work.