Nick Andros

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Nick Andros
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You've just met me. You don't know what has happened. Before I came here, I was...

[She clutches the plant]

I have done terrible things, Nick.

[She could hear Clint's voice: "Get off your ass, Wanda."]

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Second chances, remember?
Wanda what matters to me is who you are now and you've been nothing but kind. When I was deaf you allowed me to hear for the first time in my life.

I'm not saying it has to mean anything to you. Not yet or not ever.
But you matter to me. I trust you.

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[She shifts and sets the plant down in the semi-dark room, then takes his hand. She touches his fingertips to her lips to make sure he would know what she is saying]

I trust you too. And that scares me.

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[Nick barely checks a desire to shift his hand and cup her jaw. So he raises his other hand, drawing a question mark in the air again.]

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I lost my family when I was ten. Since then, it had been my twin, Pietro, and I.

[It hurts still]

Then I lost Pietro. It has not been the same since. I...I didn't think and I hurt people in Lagos. It is very hard for me to trust people and I trust you.

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[His expression is a wash of sympathy as she explains. First losing her famly and then losing a twin? He can't imagine how much that would hurt.] I'm sorry.

[And if she'll allow it, Nick will draw her into a hug.]

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[She holds onto him like a lifeline. Wanda allows herself the hug, allow him to hold her in the hug. Perhaps if she holds on tight enough, he wouldn't leave her like the others have.]

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[Nick will hold her for as long as she needs, but sooner or later the alien blooms will start to lose their glow and leave them in the dark. As the lights begin to fade, he pulls back and kisses her cheek gently.]

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[She closes her eyes at the gentle feel of his kiss. He cares about her. In this place, perhaps, he wouldn't be able to get hurt like he would have back on her earth. She holds onto his hands, interlacing their fingers together. In the darkness, in the silence, she leans up and brushes her lips against his.]

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[Her lips are soft and warm and Nick reaches out to cup her jaw, to savor that small kiss for a moment longer. New Dodge is indeed a place for second chances and maybe new beginnings.
They have all the time in the world.]

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[She leans her forehead against his after the small kiss. Here, in the darkness and quiet, she could feel...trust with Nick.]