Eric was being held by his neck when Ryan walked in. Dropped to the floor he coughed and tried to get his breath back. Attempting to recover quickly he found it harder than he looked. He saw dots and his throat hurt but he could talk for the most part. Rubbing his throat he looked up and winched when the guard had been shot, not because of the shot itself but the look on Ryanâ€™s face when he shot the man. This was going to be more difficult than he thought it would with Ryan in a bad mood.<br/><br/>The guard was removed and he was left alone with a very irritated looking Ryan. Coughing once more he said, â€œI donâ€™t know, one minute she was here and the next she was gone. She left me here.â€  He heard his own voice and stopped talking surprised. There had been quite a few occasions where he had been choked but none to that degree. The relief he felt when he was dropped vanish a bit after he talked, it was going to take longer than he thought to get back to normal. â€œI waited here because I want out, Iâ€™m tired of being ordered around by those high and mighty peons with a  god complex.â€ He said finding his breathing hard and labored.<br/><br/>He got up to his feet shaking badly and took a seat on the couch. Instead of going slow at it he practically fell to the couch. It felt great but he was not out of the woods just yet. There was a lot to go and he had to by time for Kat to get away. He really hoped he was being convincing, there were a lot of emotions running through his brain and he used all of his irritation and anger at the fleet in his words. Every partner he had that talked down to him or called him names, all the higher-ups he gave him nothing but trouble because of his past. He let it all out I his words. In the back of his mind he felt like he would have to apologize to all the people he did like.<br/><br/>â€œThat crazy bitch said that she planned on escaping, she asked if I wanted to go but I wasnâ€™t paying attention to her. She must have used that time to get out. Here I thought I found someone I liked and she betrays me.â€ He felt his face flush and his heartbeat quickened, some of it was from anger and the rest of it was from embarrassment.  He was exhausted and he needed rest but he had to keep on his toes with Ryan in case he got suspicious of anything. Sighing he inhaled a large lungful of air and let it out slowly looking up in Ryanâ€™s eyes. â€œYou understand me right?â€<br/><br/>He thought he had successfully dodged the last question Ryan asked about him being more than he seemed. Eric wanted to keep the conversation away from himself, he knew that Kat had to be farther than Ryan thought. She was determined and skillful Eric had no doubt about that. He had faith in her and he guessed she had faith in him it, if she didnâ€™t she wouldnâ€™t have left him there. â€œI was hoping you would take me in. Iâ€™ll give you whatever you want without complaint.â€ In his mind he was praying Kat would get what she had to get done soon.