Alistair cut himself off at the sudden thud within the wall; he knew precisely what it was. He swallowed hard, tried to button himself down before he ripped the water line out of the wall. He was too animated, too over emotional, too...
He waited to see if the sound would happen again purely to look as if it wasn't his fault. When it didn't, he started up again, voice lower, tone calmer.
"You know who you are Katherine. You just want everyone else to know who that is too." He shook his head, heart still beating furiously. "And I don't blame you for that- God knows it's why I never wanted to be in the spotlight. It's what I hate the most about government. No one can ever be themselves."