He starts to say something deliberately cocky, like You think this is the first fetus I've incinerated? but almost immediately realizes how fucking weird that would be. Maybe he's a little delirious himself. Nevertheless!
"Yeah, I can handle it." He grins fondly, and leans in to kiss her, slow and careful not to take too much of the breath she needs to stay on her feet.
Mitch, Debra, and now Gwen's mother... Owen didn't need to give up these kinds of details when he was calling in his favors to get them off the island, but that wasn't the same kind of situation. Doesn't stop him from being extremely anxious about the difference here. The more factors involved, the more potential there is for something to go wrong, and not just with Blue anymore.
"I'll be back. And then we're taking that nap. No excuses." He kisses her one more time, on the side of her head, and then leaves with the pass key in his hand.
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"Yeah, I can handle it." He grins fondly, and leans in to kiss her, slow and careful not to take too much of the breath she needs to stay on her feet.
Mitch, Debra, and now Gwen's mother... Owen didn't need to give up these kinds of details when he was calling in his favors to get them off the island, but that wasn't the same kind of situation. Doesn't stop him from being extremely anxious about the difference here. The more factors involved, the more potential there is for something to go wrong, and not just with Blue anymore.
"I'll be back. And then we're taking that nap. No excuses." He kisses her one more time, on the side of her head, and then leaves with the pass key in his hand.