A part of her had to have wanted him to overhear or she wouldn't have said it at all. He didn't like it. He didn't like that she couldn't trust it and it wasn't her fault she couldn't. They'd had enough revealing little talks at 2 am for him to know that it wasn't her fault, that she had good reason to not trust that people had her best interests at heart.
He gently reached out for her hand, to stop her, and tried to catch her eye.
"It's not just about this place," he said. "It's in general. Here. Back where we came from."
A pause.
"Anywhere. I just - I just want you to know that." She deserved to feel safe, the way he felt safe because of his brothers and Casey and April, always knowing they had his back. He knew she had that with her friends back home but her friends back home weren't here. "You did the same for me. When me and Mikey needed someone. And you didn't even know us yet."
He paused again, not knowing how else he could convey that, the depths to which he was willing to fight for her, too. The best he could manage was to repeat himself and let those words be a promise this time.
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He gently reached out for her hand, to stop her, and tried to catch her eye.
"It's not just about this place," he said. "It's in general. Here. Back where we came from."
A pause.
"Anywhere. I just - I just want you to know that." She deserved to feel safe, the way he felt safe because of his brothers and Casey and April, always knowing they had his back. He knew she had that with her friends back home but her friends back home weren't here. "You did the same for me. When me and Mikey needed someone. And you didn't even know us yet."
He paused again, not knowing how else he could convey that, the depths to which he was willing to fight for her, too. The best he could manage was to repeat himself and let those words be a promise this time.
"In a heartbeat."