He freezes, startled by his own honesty. It's more than he even remembers saying in the fight that ended what they never had. Then it had all been about long distances and separations, not...
He still has his hand over hers.
Poe draws back again, trying not to breathe too quickly, practicing those little tricks he learned in order to help recruits calm down after a bad flight. "It's new to me, too. Can't say I like it much."
He sets his drink on the coffee table, suddenly not wanting more alcohol in his system with her so close. He looks at that, instead of at her. "I'm a starfighter pilot. First and foremost, I serve, until General Organa tells me we're done."
There's the connection. He might not remember the details, but he remembers General Leia Organa, and he remembers -- he knows -- he'd be willing to die at her command.
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He freezes, startled by his own honesty. It's more than he even remembers saying in the fight that ended what they never had. Then it had all been about long distances and separations, not...
He still has his hand over hers.
Poe draws back again, trying not to breathe too quickly, practicing those little tricks he learned in order to help recruits calm down after a bad flight. "It's new to me, too. Can't say I like it much."
He sets his drink on the coffee table, suddenly not wanting more alcohol in his system with her so close. He looks at that, instead of at her. "I'm a starfighter pilot. First and foremost, I serve, until General Organa tells me we're done."
There's the connection. He might not remember the details, but he remembers General Leia Organa, and he remembers -- he knows -- he'd be willing to die at her command.