[ He would argue that fact, of course. She'd proved herself on Silent Horizon, again after his past came to light. She is a creature of deception, true, but she's been honest with him when she didn't have to be. When it benefited her not at all.
Washington was right on many counts, but not in his estimation of her. Not in his eyes. ]
I would hope not.
[ There's a pause, heavy in the air, before his free hand lifts, those broad fingers gently touching the edge of her cheek. ]
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Washington was right on many counts, but not in his estimation of her. Not in his eyes. ]
I would hope not.
[ There's a pause, heavy in the air, before his free hand lifts, those broad fingers gently touching the edge of her cheek. ]
He is not the only one who cares for you.