Her face softens in response to what seems to her like an outpouring of affection. Regret is plain to see. She doesn't want to hurt him. Once again she's reminded that her carelessness and efforts to please Matthew have done just that. "I am sorry." She reminds him. She means every word of it. She wishes she was strong enough to show him. The impulse to get up to wipe his face and hold him until the fear goes away is impossibly high. She only resists because ruining his efforts to help her heal to satisfy herself would be incredibly cruel. She squeezes his hand firmly and tries to think of what could be done about all this.
"Let's compromise. I'll stay on the phone with you while you walk Leon. By the time anyone gets past that door, you could circle back with him and handle it. What do you think?" That's the best she got. As much as Elektra actually doesn't want to be left alone here, it is necessary.
no subject
"Let's compromise. I'll stay on the phone with you while you walk Leon. By the time anyone gets past that door, you could circle back with him and handle it. What do you think?" That's the best she got. As much as Elektra actually doesn't want to be left alone here, it is necessary.