Owen knew she was there even before she’d spoken. A woman-shaped shadow had fallen on the ground next to him that announced her.
He swallowed, collecting himself, before he pushed back to standing. Owen turned to face her feeling almost bashful for his display before her. Embarrassment didn’t sit well on him, so as she’d predicted he was irritated with her for having witnessed it. Though it wasn’t as if he’d given her much of a choice in the matter.
Reaching for the bottle, he stared down at her with a deeply angry frown. Somewhere inside a deep well of hopelessness had opened up.
“Sanders’ chopper went down over Mount Kalish.” He said matter-of-factly before drawing water into his mouth. He swished it around and turned to the side to spit it out. Then he drank heavily from the bottle, nearly draining it. Replacing the emptiness inside.
“He’s missing Dru.” Owen’s voice sounded weak in his own ears. The hands that held the water bottle didn’t feel like his own. “The CAF isn’t funding a formal search and rescue.” His arms fell limp against his side.
She knew how much Sanders meant to him. She knew it all. Owen reached for her and pulled her into a hug he needed.
“I can’t bury anybody else. I can’t.” Owen said hopelessly against her hair. He felt for a moment that he was laying everything at her feet, his weakness, vulnerability, fear. He had long since come to trust her, for better or worse. Dru had a way of making things better.
He swallowed, collecting himself, before he pushed back to standing. Owen turned to face her feeling almost bashful for his display before her. Embarrassment didn’t sit well on him, so as she’d predicted he was irritated with her for having witnessed it. Though it wasn’t as if he’d given her much of a choice in the matter.
Reaching for the bottle, he stared down at her with a deeply angry frown. Somewhere inside a deep well of hopelessness had opened up.
“Sanders’ chopper went down over Mount Kalish.” He said matter-of-factly before drawing water into his mouth. He swished it around and turned to the side to spit it out. Then he drank heavily from the bottle, nearly draining it. Replacing the emptiness inside.
“He’s missing Dru.” Owen’s voice sounded weak in his own ears. The hands that held the water bottle didn’t feel like his own. “The CAF isn’t funding a formal search and rescue.” His arms fell limp against his side.
She knew how much Sanders meant to him. She knew it all. Owen reached for her and pulled her into a hug he needed.
“I can’t bury anybody else. I can’t.” Owen said hopelessly against her hair. He felt for a moment that he was laying everything at her feet, his weakness, vulnerability, fear. He had long since come to trust her, for better or worse. Dru had a way of making things better.
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