She had, and she had done so on purpose, completely on purpose, she wanted him focused going in here, but later she wanted him to think long and hard about what she'd said even if it seemed sometimes like she was the only one saying it.
She nodded pulling the stake in question from her jacket and started crossing the street.
"I'll kick in the door and you do your thing. I got your back"
She did, and he knew that. They made a good team and he would only get stronger, she wondered if maybe he was ready to take that next step. She wondered would he balk at it as his future self had done, he'd given in, for a while at least. This version.
She wasn't sure. So she shelved the idea for a while and moved to the door sending it flying off its hinges with a swift kick