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"You okay?"

Tommy's voice, a bit hesitant, cut through the shock of finding him in her room and she leaned back against the wall with a sigh.

"I'm fine. You?"

"Yeah" He took a deep breath. "What happenend at the bar…"

"Was part of the cover, I know" She filled in, hurriedly pulling her towel tighter around herself, the only outward sign showing that she was uncomfortable in his presence.

Tommy was quiet for a few moments, but then nodded. "Yeah. So, we're okay?"

"Of course" She smiled, hoping she sounded more confident than she actually felt. The truth was she wasn't at all sure it was part of the cover, not from her side. It had started that way sure, as his girlfriend she could hardly punch him in the face for kissing her, but she couldn't deny the spark of lust that had blossomed deep in her belly as his tongue had met hers, or when he'd pulled her closer.

Tommy stood, a look on his face that told her he wasn't at all fooled by her act. "Alright then" He walked towards the door, stopping as he reached it. He hesitated but seeming to come to a decision he turned to face her once more.

"I know this is hard"

Her temper flared. "This is what I do, it's not the first time I'm undercover. It's one of my…" She was about to say talents, but stopped herself. "It's one of the reasons I'm here, it's what I'm good at".

"That's not what I meant. This person is so completely different from you, I know it's hard to control your instincts, when everything in you is screaming at you to act"

Eva nodded. Maybe he did understand, at least to a certain degree what it was like for her to take the backseat when she was used to leading. It wasn't just that though… She was willing to let him lead, no matter what they all thought, she knew she could do it if it meant closing the case. They had another problem though, and she struggled with bringing it up.

"Thank you" She said instead, and she meant it.

"What is it?"

Christ, was he always this perceptive? What happenend to the guy who vehemently declared that they wouldn't even ask if the other one was alright?

She shrugged, and crossed her arms. "We don't know each other very well"

It could have meant a thousand things given their circumstances. They didn't know each other but he'd already had his tongue in her mouth, and his body tightly pressed against hers. Or it could have meant that the situation was surreal for two people who'd just met, but somehow he understood exactly what she meant. It comforted and worried her at the same time.

"You don't trust me yet" His voice was casual, belying the seriousness of the statement.

"I don't know you" She pointed out.

He let out a short rough laugh, and she just knew he was thinking of the same thing she'd been thinking of moments earlier. His tongue in her mouth. She had to stop thinking about that.

"I don't know you either" I don't trust you either.

She nodded, their eyes meeting as they both reflected on this new problem that had presented itself.

"So what do we do?"

He sighed. "Look, I can tell you a hundred times that you can trust me, and the same way around, but it's not gonna mean anything until you actually believe it"

"And you" She pointed out and he nodded.

"Still" He hesitated again, his eyes flickering down before coming to rest on hers once again. "I want to say it, even if you don't trust it yet. No matter happens, I'll have your back".

In that moment, with his steady blue eyes gazing into hers, the way he squared his broad shoulders… she did. It was completely irrational, and completely unlike her, but in that moment she believed him. She took as deep breath and reminded herself that they were all in the same boat here. They were all loners who were thrust together in this team and they all had to learn to trust each other. Maybe Tommy who never seemed worried about anything actually was, afterall he didn't know her. Didn't know that this was actually what she did best. He hadn't actually asked about her abilities and he should have, it was his ass on the line as well, and they couldn't afford to tiptoe around each other anymore, and she decided that she wouldn't. It wasn't just her life here, it was his as well and he needed to know that he could count on her. Deep down she knew it would take a lot more for them to completely trust each other, but it was a start, and she made a spur of the moment decision to show him how good at this she actually was. That was all it was, that, and maybe her competitive streak had been roused when she first thought he challenged her ability to do her job.

She took a deep breath, adopting a more relaxed pose, and let her eyes flutter closed as she pushed away from the wall. Opening them she saw him stiffen as she walked towards him, a teasing smile on her lips. She stopped close to him, only then realizing she was actually just in a towel. She didn't falter though.

She leaned in, letting her body brush softly against his, taking notice of the goosebumps that raise don his flesh as she whispered in his ear.

"I have yours too" For a few seconds she lingered there before pulling back to meet his eyes. "Trust me, this is what I do". She smiled then, a wide joyful smile that showed her extreme joy at taking him by surprise.

His eyes widened as he caught on to her game and then he smiled ruefully.

"I needn't have worried, I see that now"

"You really didn't" She agreed.

They were alright, for now at least,