He worries he startled her, but after a moment he realizes it's not him so much as a fear for Rey. Cassian sits down next to them on the couch; his leg brushes against Jyn's, but mostly he just wants to settle his own hand against Rey's back too, overlapping Jyn's fingers a little with his. She's so calm, and he wishes the baby could spread that to Jyn.
"She's safe," he says quietly and reassuringly. It's strange how Rey is becoming just as much a priority as the Alliance, if not maybe moreso. He prefers to put off thinking about that, which is easy enough when Rey herself is prone to interrupting any brooding thoughts either of them attempt.
But he means it, too. He knows Rey is safe as long as Jyn is with her.
no subject
He worries he startled her, but after a moment he realizes it's not him so much as a fear for Rey. Cassian sits down next to them on the couch; his leg brushes against Jyn's, but mostly he just wants to settle his own hand against Rey's back too, overlapping Jyn's fingers a little with his. She's so calm, and he wishes the baby could spread that to Jyn.
"She's safe," he says quietly and reassuringly. It's strange how Rey is becoming just as much a priority as the Alliance, if not maybe moreso. He prefers to put off thinking about that, which is easy enough when Rey herself is prone to interrupting any brooding thoughts either of them attempt.
But he means it, too. He knows Rey is safe as long as Jyn is with her.