[She wants to haul back and slap him when he tells her he's not worth it. She wants to tell him that he's the only thing she has right now that makes it all worth it. She wants to, but she doesn't.
As he talks, Leia feels cold dread pooling in the pit of her stomach, and the certainty that no matter what she does, no matter how hard she tries, that something worse is going to happen tomorrow. That she's going to lose Stan, no matter what.
But she can't tell him that. She pushes herself to her feet, reaches for Stan's hand to help him up, too.]
We're going to keep each other safe. I can't let anything happen to you. Or to Mabel.
[They're the closest thing she has left to a family.]
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As he talks, Leia feels cold dread pooling in the pit of her stomach, and the certainty that no matter what she does, no matter how hard she tries, that something worse is going to happen tomorrow. That she's going to lose Stan, no matter what.
But she can't tell him that. She pushes herself to her feet, reaches for Stan's hand to help him up, too.]
We're going to keep each other safe. I can't let anything happen to you. Or to Mabel.
[They're the closest thing she has left to a family.]