" I might of insulted her.. then tell her she probably cheated on you.. then told her you didn't ever love her. "

" I won't, I promise. After the trip we took I rather not take risks. "

"Aaaand she believed that?" He asked, referring to the last part of her sentence. "I think it was a little too early to have girls fight over me, but hey, why not, right?"

"Yeah, the next time I go somewhere risky I'm taking everyone else with me, too."

" Oh she wasn't fighting for you, she just got mad at me for it. Also yes she believed it. "

" You better, I-- I mean we don't want you to die. "

Maveric snorted. "No wonder she hates me now."

One side of her mouth curved up. "A little protective, huh?"

" Yeeaah.. she wasn't too happy about that. "

" I- shut up I am not. " She mumbled, crossing her arms.

"Don't worry, she still is."

"I would be too, if I were you. With the child and almost dying and all that."

" I bet. "

" I was more worried about getting you out of there. "

Mav just smiles slightly and shakes his head.

"If I was a fighter, I would've tried to protect you, but...I'm not."

: What? "

" I know you would have, and you did your best. "

"You're just as entertaining as you were, you know that?"

Victoria just shrugged, not really thinking that she had