She pocketed the pills with a shrug at his denial and stood over Jesse's corpse, snapping her attention back at his question. She blinked--once, twice--a surging emotion bubbling up in her. It took her a moment before she realized it was pure unadulterated hope.
Of course he wouldn't play the pawn, she knew. Not without a motive or an endgame. It just wasn't in his M.O., and neither was taking partners--hence her surprise at his offer.
"Really?" she blurted out, shocked. "You'd take me with you?"
Leave her daddy? The Company? The only thing she knew? Her entire miserable life, for him?
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Date: 2009-07-09 06:33 am (UTC)Of course he wouldn't play the pawn, she knew. Not without a motive or an endgame. It just wasn't in his M.O., and neither was taking partners--hence her surprise at his offer.
"Really?" she blurted out, shocked. "You'd take me with you?"
Leave her daddy? The Company? The only thing she knew? Her entire miserable life, for him?
Was it even a question that she would?