He held her, standing there for near 15 minutes as she cried into his shoulder before slowly moving her towards the bench behind them. As he sat her down, he looked her over again, mentally cataloguing her injuries for future reference but was pulled out of his thoughts as her heard her speak.
"Deeks, Marty, I am going to say something, but I don't want you to act on it until we get home" She waited for his nod before continuing, "I'm asking for help, from you, to get me through the next part and I'm warning you now, I'm going to push you away but I need you to push back just as hard ok." Again she waited for his nod. "Thank you." She smiled and didn't take her eyes off him.
"You want to go to the mess now?" He asked as she shook her head, "well what would you like to do?" He asked looking back at her.
"I want a Twinkie and a doughnut" He laughed at her reply and saw her smile, he motioned her to stay put as he ran off towards the bunk house. She looked after him confused and immediately missed his comfort, but relief washed over her as she saw him run back with something in his hands. As he knelt back in front of her, he presented her with a box of a dozen Twinkies. Relishing the sound of her laughter, he stood and helped her up. As they walked towards the mess, she grabbed his hand and didn't let go until they landed at Edwards.