She's the best. [A tiny smile, and he remembers the last time he got well and truly drunk - and how Steph found him then, when they only knew each other a little.] Smart, fast, tough - she could make you think she was fearless, no matter how scared she felt. And the way she cares about people.
[He almost takes another drink, but sets the cup down again instead.] I would have taken her back with us, if we could figure out how to do it. I would have done it in a heartbeat. The world she came from didn't deserve her. Doesn't. But I've got no choice but to hope that's where she is.
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[He almost takes another drink, but sets the cup down again instead.] I would have taken her back with us, if we could figure out how to do it. I would have done it in a heartbeat. The world she came from didn't deserve her. Doesn't. But I've got no choice but to hope that's where she is.