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Kate Heightmeyer Drabble-a-thon: Day 2
Prompt: Kate & John: 'Usually I'm the one asking the questions.'
Facing Demons
"How are you holding up?" John lightly touched Kate's shoulder.
She shrugged his hand off and took a couple of steps away. "I'm fine." What good would it do to tell him the truth? She wasn't sleeping properly; her days were measured in the minutes between sessions; it took all the meditation techniques Teyla had taught her to remain calm during them.
He moved closer again and gently turned her to face him. "You're a really bad liar sometimes, you know that?" He gave her a wry smile. "I know it's hard, but we couldn't turn Mikey human without you."
Facing Demons
"How are you holding up?" John lightly touched Kate's shoulder.
She shrugged his hand off and took a couple of steps away. "I'm fine." What good would it do to tell him the truth? She wasn't sleeping properly; her days were measured in the minutes between sessions; it took all the meditation techniques Teyla had taught her to remain calm during them.
He moved closer again and gently turned her to face him. "You're a really bad liar sometimes, you know that?" He gave her a wry smile. "I know it's hard, but we couldn't turn Mikey human without you."