Raine found herself touched, and she offered both of them a somewhat brighter smile. "Thank you," she said to Jackie, and, to Valdis, "Of course. Both of you-- let me know how things go, if you don't mind. I may not be strictly involved, but I'd like to be sure you're all right."

And she did find she meant both of them, despite some of the past rockiness in her relationship with Valdis.