Or I could use it to smother you. [ Grumble, grumble. Seriously why is he the most exasperating man ever created and why is she dating him again? Oh right, because she loves him or something.
Sighing softly through her nose when he puts a bit more distance between them, she regards him with somewhat pained resignation. She doesn't need apologies, but it always rubs her the wrong way some when he dismisses the danger to himself (and her accompanying worry) so easily. She knows it's his way, though. What would it accomplish for the both of them to fret. She still thinks she had every reason to fear for the worst, but what's done is done.
Besides, they have other things to worry about now. She can't keep tilting her face into the touch, a brief, wan smile making an appearance. ]
I... yeah. [ If perhaps her throat hurts a little, that jerk grabbed it hard. She hopes there aren't any marks. ] I tried to get Maya somewhere safe after I got your message, but. [ She shakes her head, lips flattening into an unhappy line. ] She leaked our location to Killian. They've been working together all this time.