She has to look almost directly up to meet his eyes, to show him how serious she is-- that none of this has been lip service, how important she feels it is that he stays. He dwarfs her easily, but it doesn't make her any less sure. Nick Hawley was a lot of things, and maybe some people might have seen him as intimidating in certain lights-- but she never had, and she wasn't about to start now.
"This team is a family," she says firmly, unknowingly echoing what Jenny had told him in so many words back in the archives. "Whether you like it or not, you're a part of it. This isn't a battle you can just walk out on. You may not think so, but we need you-- and I'm pretty damn sure you need us."
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Date: 2015-05-18 08:28 pm (UTC)"This team is a family," she says firmly, unknowingly echoing what Jenny had told him in so many words back in the archives. "Whether you like it or not, you're a part of it. This isn't a battle you can just walk out on. You may not think so, but we need you-- and I'm pretty damn sure you need us."
A pause.
"I thought we meant more to you than this."