Whoa. If he'd known she was going to cry on him, he... well, hell, he would've done it exactly that way anyhow. Tentatively, he pats Hero's shoulder.
"Wasn't sure if you were going to kill me or not. I... well, it's like Beth said: I'm an opportunist. I didn't plan on staying. All I wanted to do was say hi to Beth and Junior, and when I got your note, I... just... kind of... acted." He doesn't tell her he'd had the pack ready and waiting, or about the dream the night or two before that made him decide to try to find a way, or about the discussions he had with Tom about how much being left behind sucked. Those are things he's hardly even discussed with Beth and he's not going to tell that shit to Hero before he talks it over with his own woman.
Moving back because he's still not real comfortable with being held by people he doesn't know that well, and besides, he needs to have his hands free in case he needs that cloak again, he tilts his head toward Beth.
"I don't know, Hero. I couldn't stay away. I've kind of been dying to help out. I... have kind of a lot of firepower with me. Let me know what I can do." He puts an arm around Beth's waist, careful not to disturb Junior. "Except I think we can't tell Natalya and Ciba I'm here. We both think that's for the best."
This is their world, not his. So what if he'd do things differently? The decision really isn't his to make.
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Date: 2007-06-21 04:21 am (UTC)"Wasn't sure if you were going to kill me or not. I... well, it's like Beth said: I'm an opportunist. I didn't plan on staying. All I wanted to do was say hi to Beth and Junior, and when I got your note, I... just... kind of... acted." He doesn't tell her he'd had the pack ready and waiting, or about the dream the night or two before that made him decide to try to find a way, or about the discussions he had with Tom about how much being left behind sucked. Those are things he's hardly even discussed with Beth and he's not going to tell that shit to Hero before he talks it over with his own woman.
Moving back because he's still not real comfortable with being held by people he doesn't know that well, and besides, he needs to have his hands free in case he needs that cloak again, he tilts his head toward Beth.
"I don't know, Hero. I couldn't stay away. I've kind of been dying to help out. I... have kind of a lot of firepower with me. Let me know what I can do." He puts an arm around Beth's waist, careful not to disturb Junior. "Except I think we can't tell Natalya and Ciba I'm here. We both think that's for the best."
This is their world, not his. So what if he'd do things differently? The decision really isn't his to make.