He's glad he has his back to her when she starts, taking in a sharp breath as he drops their plates into the sink. Kamala has his ticket, huh? After all this time. It's kind of funny that she hadn't caught on until now, in some ways. In others, it hurts. Just like everything always inevitably does.
"Since we met," he admits, only realizing once it's out that it's the truth. It had been the same with Maria. Sometimes, you just know. That's what he told David, right? Both hands reach for the edge of the sink, suddenly feeling weak himself, but he feels her eyes on the back of his head and cranes his neck to look back at her. "I'll never forgive myself if something happens to her out there, Kamala. It can't happen."
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"Since we met," he admits, only realizing once it's out that it's the truth. It had been the same with Maria. Sometimes, you just know. That's what he told David, right? Both hands reach for the edge of the sink, suddenly feeling weak himself, but he feels her eyes on the back of his head and cranes his neck to look back at her. "I'll never forgive myself if something happens to her out there, Kamala. It can't happen."