The celebration was over. Champagne gone. Medals of commendation removed.
"I wasn't sure you'd show."
"I almost didn't."
A play off their earlier conversation.
What else was there to say? They made mistakes - huge mistakes. And going back to fix them would not be easy. Even if they succeeded they would die. The thought cut her deeply. How did they end up here?
"Hold me," she said, collapsing into his arms. She need his warmth and strength right now. What they were about to attempt was suicide. They all knew it.
Guilt stung in her eyes.
"I should have known."