He turned his head to look at her on I stayed.

He looked down at the touch of her hand on his.

He stayed looking down a little too long.

Heart pounding so hard he was sure she could see it

Tentatively, his fingers curled to return her touch.

"I was so glad," he said, through a suddenly dry throat. "That you did. Every time I went away, I worried you wouldn't still be there when I got back. Worried I'd… I just didn't know… how, or… whether… to…"

What vanity was that, to assume her staying or going had anything to do with…?

"I was so ready to die. At Scarif. …I never thought… this, today, would really happen."

Was any of this legit? Not just insult?