Noel nodded and stepped back, letting Pat do what she needed with the water, walking up and prepping to tenderize the meat. By the time she was ready Pat had finished and told her she could continue, which she did as she tenderized the meat.
“Well umm, I don’t really know how to word it, it umm, I, I don’t know if it’s safe for Kara to be so close to me. I mean I care for her more then I care for anyone else, and I want to stay with her, but I don’t know if I am just being selfish, you know? I mean, if this person is who some think it is, they might be looking for me, or for people I may know, for all I know Kara was targeted because of me, I don’t want to be the reason she gets hurt, or worse. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself” She stayed, which she realized after, that is didn’t really seem like she asked a question.
“Oh, umm, I guess that was less of a question then I thought it was going to be. Umm, I forget where I was going with that.” She admitted, she seemed to get lost in thought after that.