And her breath caught as she buried her face against his neck and shoulder.Īnd it was like being torn apart and put back together, all at once. “You did good, kid.”Įvery one of her muscles went tight. He pressed a kiss to her forehead and hugged her tighter. She trembled against him, just the littlest bit, her skin hot to the touch.
He pulled her face in against his throat and smoothed her hair back from her cheek. “Yes, you do,” he said, sitting on the edge of the mattress. And then he crossed to Kat, scooped his arms under her knees and behind her back and lifted her up against him. He came into the room, closed the door, and turned the lock for good measure. That shit could fuck you up even when you were used to how it left you feeling drained and shaky, by how all the stress you’d suppressed during the height of the crisis boomeranged twice over after the fact. Ten-to-one she was going through some adrenaline letdown right now, too. Really?” Her face was splotchy and her eyes watery, though he didn’t see any tears. Kat sat in a ball in the corner, her legs pulled up to her chest, her arms hugging herself tight. Taking a deep breath, Beckett knocked on the door.īeckett poked his head through the opening.
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