So much pain

Jason wasn't convinced, but he nods anyway.

Maybe I got a bug at the same time or something.

That was highly doubtful, but it was worth the positive thinking. He didn't want this to be caused by the whole emotional chaos... if it was, that meant there was no cure and that just meant more pain down the road. There were days he still hated it.

Knowing that those very emotions of negativity were slipping Katie's way, he reaches out a hand to pull her a little closer to him. He might hate the bad part of their connection, but he was far from hating her or from feeling their closeness and he wanted to make sure that his hatred of the bad wasn't the only thing she felt.

I'll be right as rain here in a while. Just gotta shake it off.

His eyes drift shut again and he kisses her hand softly.

Make sure Destiny has some breakfast, okay? And ask Reese if you can stay here on guard. I'd rather have you than Gunner - he wouldn't give me any sympathy.

He grins a little, proving his humor was still in tact. There was a part of him that was in so much pain from reliving his childhood nightmare, but he was trying to overcome it so it wouldn't hurt so badly.


Quinn doesn't resist another soft kiss from Anastasia, and he returns it with gentle passion, his arms holding her closely but so tenderly.

Sighing a deep, contented sigh, he shifts to look out across the water, his arm slipping around her shoulders to hold her at his side. Leaning his head to rest on hers, his eyes roam the dark lake. "And some say a moment can last a lifetime." He pauses, enveloped in the quiet sounds around them. "Maybe it's just in one's mind where the moment is held forever."

Would he hold this moment forever? For some reason, he thought he just might.

Glancing back down the pier, he knows that their time is short. Giving Anastasia a little squeeze, he starts walking back towards the shore, his arm still around her shoulders. His walk was much slower this time though, each step lasting a little longer as if he thought maybe if he slowed down enough, they'd never reach the parking lot.

Unfortunately, reaching the start of the pier again was inevitable, as was reaching Anastasia's car again. Stopping a few feet away though, Quinn doesn't let go of her just yet. "Do we have to?" It sounded so childish - yes, they did have to go. It was a silly question. But it came out anyway.