“I agree,” Ryan had said in reply, “unfortunately, you really shouldn’t have killed one of my men. It wasn’t exactly nice, you know, and… they” he poked a thumb at a few of his men sitting around a card table, who looked rather disgruntled, “weren’t pleased either.”<br/><br/>Kat clenched her jaw, “They can just get over it. Work needs to be done.”<br/><br/>“And I don’t feel happy about working with someone so tactless.”<br/><br/>Kat’s eyes flickered with irritation. She had half a mind to tell him that she would show him what tactless looked like. Her pistol was at her side, and it would only take a split second for her to draw it. These men would hate the military even more than they did already. It was extremely tempting to put them in their place… But what good would that do?<br/><br/>She really needed to just stop and take a breather. It has been a long day, and though she felt that nothing had been accomplished, perhaps it was for the best that everyone just sat down and rested. Maybe that way she and Ryan wouldn’t be at each other’s throats like this. There was just so much tension between them right now it could be cut with a knife, and it was affecting everyone in the room. Eric included. She watched as he went outside but didn’t say anything, fearing that she’d just snap at him.<br/><br/>It was mostly a pride thing that kept her from budging, or apologizing, naturally. She knew she should just calm down and think rationally. The last thing she needed was to start a huge fight, or worse, injuring herself or ending up dead.<br/><br/>These gangsters were out for blood. Kat could feel their eyes on her, hungering for their leader to tear her apart. It didn’t help that what Ryan said was really causing her blood to boil. The others were feeding off the energy and it was getting to her more than she wanted to admit. She had already faltered when she killed that man, and now it was going to be difficult to get back on track. But for the life of her, she had to, otherwise things would fall apart and they really would get nowhere. They were so close. She didn’t want to fuck up now.<br/><br/>“Neither of us are happy,” she said finally, “I’m not really all that fond of working with someone so stubborn… But, if anything, we should do it for Eric.” She wasn’t sure what made her say those words exactly, but they seemed to work. There was a different look on Ryan’s face now, a much calmer expression than previously.<br/><br/>He nodded slightly, and glanced toward the door, “You are right about that… Very well. I know of one place won’t be found out. We’ll have to hurry, though, it’s in a rough part of the city.”<br/><br/>“As long as we won’t be found, I don’t care.”<br/><br/>Ryan smirked a little and then lead the way outside.