Babylon felt a shiver run up and down his spine when that mighty growl issued from Gar's chest. He let out an angry wail as the townies were summarily peeled off him. When there were finally no more hands on him, he pulled furiously on his top, trying to cover his boyish flat chest. Then he was scooped up, which made him gasp and tense up. He clung to his savior until they were in the Holding Area and away from the crowd. Babs was shaky all over when Gar finally put him down. Never had eight feet of wild war paint (if that's what it was, which it wasn't, but Babs did not know that) and fury looked so good.
"I'm fine," he tried to say, but his voice broke. "I'm sorry. I've had worse. Really, I have." He tossed his head to reveal his face, and his bottom lip was bright pink and quivering when he raised grateful blue eyes to Gar's. "Thank you." His voice was sincere.
He was still tugging on his top, which wouldn't stay up. He held it up with both hands and chuckled sadly at Gar. His hair decided to flop right back onto his face. Babs let go long enough to push a wild tangle of red hair out of the way. He tittered sadly, a self-deprecating laugh. "Yeah, I know. Ridiculous, trying to cover up now. The ex-hooker who doesn't want to be seen naked." He gave a tentative shrug and tilted his head back to really look into Gar's face. There was something timeless and terrible in those eyes that made Babylon feel very small. This towering man who could look and act like the Wrath of God in that tent when needed was looking at him with concern. It was heartwarming. It also made Babs want to be held very badly. Not that he would ever say it.
The redhead might put on a brave face, and was known to be defiant to the last smack, but afterwards, when he was alone, he would fall apart. It was part of his coping mechanism. He was hanging on by a thread because he was still high on adrenalin and Gar was right here, but he could feel the shivers building in his gut. Everyone knew girls never mean it when they said they're fine. When it came to these things, Babs was very much in touch with his feminine side.