The Sentinels come on, make it easy, say i never mattered.

He didn't ruin it. The silence was definitely weird and she could absolutely tell that, but it was also weird that he just let it hang too. He didn't crack some joke about her finally figuring out he wasn't wrong. He didn't make fun of her for absolutely not being consistent in the way she treated him. Because right now, she was absolutely living up to the title Bronco had bestowed upon her. She wasn't driving him away because if she did, she'd have nothing left, and right now she needed him. Was that really such a bad thing?

He did finally break the silence, but it gave her time to control herself. Still... she wasn't in the mood for jokes. And as happy as she was to see him, and as much as she'd needed that hug, she couldn't shake the feeling of disconnect.

Maybe. Her voice was thicker, and she stepped back and swallowed before she continued. Don't read too deep in it, okay? You're still a jerk. Just a jerk I missed. A little. It was half-hearted, and the 'a little' she appended was thrown in last minute because if she was too heartfelt about it it'd be weird for them both.

Besides, Fig's around here somewhere, and I'm sure he'll pummel you for me later.