She was honestly a little surprised herself that it was so easy to accept the fact that he had a daughter, but Joanna was a part of his family, and in a way that made her feel like Joanna was a part of her family, too. Have I really started to think of Leo as family already? On that note, when is he going to meet mine? She knew that her dad and siblings wanted to meet him and vice versa, but her family was honestly a little overwhelming at times. It would probably be better to just meet her dad, first, and then perhaps eventually have individual calls with her siblings. Meeting everyone at once would be a little much, although she would love to have him come to Nairobi with her and meet the whole gang. The thought made her smile.
She almost laughed when Leo told her that John was young and attractive. That was true, but not at all the point. How close they were was a little more of an issue, perhaps, but she had never thought of him that way. “I’m sure you don’t need to worry about him, and I’ll be careful,” she promised. It was a delicate situation, and her heart truly broke for John, but she knew where she wanted to be. “Thank you,” she added, “for trusting me.” It made her surer of their relationship than ever that he trusted her enough to still be friends with someone who had feelings for her, even though of course she probably needed to spend a little less time around John, at least for the moment.
It was a relief to hear that even though the attack had clearly been stressful for him, he seemed to be all right. When he asked her the same question, she paused. “I… I don’t know,” she admitted, and then let her gaze drop. “Leo, the nights that you’ve had to stay in sickbay I… I haven’t slept at all.”
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She almost laughed when Leo told her that John was young and attractive. That was true, but not at all the point. How close they were was a little more of an issue, perhaps, but she had never thought of him that way. “I’m sure you don’t need to worry about him, and I’ll be careful,” she promised. It was a delicate situation, and her heart truly broke for John, but she knew where she wanted to be. “Thank you,” she added, “for trusting me.” It made her surer of their relationship than ever that he trusted her enough to still be friends with someone who had feelings for her, even though of course she probably needed to spend a little less time around John, at least for the moment.
It was a relief to hear that even though the attack had clearly been stressful for him, he seemed to be all right. When he asked her the same question, she paused. “I… I don’t know,” she admitted, and then let her gaze drop. “Leo, the nights that you’ve had to stay in sickbay I… I haven’t slept at all.”