The news made her relax instantly. With a relieved little laugh, she said, "You had me going for a minute there." And gods, her defenses must really be down for that to have happened.

Unselfconsciously, she turned into him a bit more, resting her head on his shoulder. It was blatantly needy, a gesture she hadn't resorted to in years, even with her husband. But frak, if anyone deserved it, Kara did. She'd been embattled for... well, for most of her life, but the last six weeks had been one hellish test. At least fighting a war against the Cylons, she knew (mostly) who the enemy was, and she could fly. Stranded on Earth? Completely alone? Kara was going a bit mad living inside her own head, and if someone would simply sit with her, trading jokes, draping a heavy arm across her shoulders? Well, she was going to relish it while she could.

"So what's next?" she asked, closing her eyes and readying herself to just listen to the rumble of his voice. "After wilderness training in... in Maine?"