Gwen sniffed quietly, her eyes not moving from Jack's. She thought for a moment he didn't believe her, thought she was pretending or had her facts wrong. She closed her eyes as his thumb brushed across her cheek, removing the tears, but those tears were soon replaced by others. Squeezing her eyes tight shut, she willed the tears to stop but they wouldn't.
She took a shaky breath as she opened her eyes. She reached up slowly, grabbing his hand in hers.