A/N: Pretty self explanatory, the pivotal Kate/Daniel scene of the episode. Possibly one of the major Kate/Daniel scenes of the series.
7. Nemesis
He hadn't wanted to tell her. He wanted to keep it a secret, to protect her from the truth of his disease. He didn't want her to know that he had spent an entire year trying to get his life back in order, to separate his delusions from reality.
But she had come in with harsh words and soft eyes and he found himself telling her everything (well not everything, he skipped the parts where he had attacked nurses and doctors and himself while trying to fight off the delusions). He kept his back to her, didn't want to see the pity that he would find in her eyes.
Eventually he had to turn around, to explain why he did everything in his power to stop his diagnosis becoming who he is and the pity he expected to find in her eyes wasn't there. Instead he saw sympathy and a gentle understanding (the same look she gave the victims of a crime, the one that put them all at ease) that made him feel warm and loved and wanted.
He changed the subject before he could do something stupid and spoil that look her in eyes (like kiss her).