He nodded a little not wanting to go but knowing he had to.  He could not pilot them into an area he knew there would be combat blind and so he sighed lightly giving her a kiss on the lips and letting her up straightening his uniform and brushing out the non existent wrinkles as he was want to do when he was nervous.  He took a pony tail holder and secured his hair back out of his face making him look much less vulnerable and more in charge.  He took her hand lightly in his and opened the door heading out of the room to face his crew and tell them what lay ahead.