She didn't understand why Emiko would have made that decision, but she didn't ask. Hearing they were OK helped calm her somewhat. She cared a great amount for them, and their safety, even now, was important to her.
By this time she had managed to collect herself again, she had wanted to return to Erie so often, the memories of her time there were often all she had to keep her going. But hearing the news of Tombstone and Gran Canaria she frowned slightly, looking across at him
"how..... What happened?"
She sounded genuinely concerned. She knew what they meant to him. As he continued to talk, she fell silent again. The news he had found another, while she expected it, hit her like a dagger to the heart. She looked away, instead watching where he was touching the bandages. She said nothing for a few moments, she didn't know what to say. Eventually she sighed.
"As time went on.... I had expected that.... I... Expected you would forget me... "
She sounded like there was more she wanted to say, but she fell silent again, hearing his comment about how he would have waited. It wasn't his fault, she didn't blame him. After all, she had left. Despite this, when she looked back up at him, every part of her was trying to hide the hurt.
"I'm sorry, I.... I never meant for this to happen..."
She closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of him playing with her hair, whatever they had given her to calm her was working, she was still by no means relaxed, but the panic had almost subsided. She didn't want to let her guard down, she knew it was dangerous, but in this moment, she felt safe. However, it only lasted a moment, the slight frown was all she gave away as the thought she had earlier crossed her mind again, surely he wouldn't betray her like that, but she knew first hand there was nothing more dangerous than a man with nothing left to lose.
"If you would rather I leave......"
She couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence, instead falling silent once again.
