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Thursday August 9th, 11:45am...

John stood in the doorway of the repair bay. He ran a hand nervously through his hair, then taking a deep breath, opened the door and stepped inside.

Scanning the area, he repressed a shudder as he gazed upon the pieces of Thunderbird 7. He ran his hand lightly over the metal and shivered. Too close...way too close. A figure in overalls caught his eye and, squaring his shoulders, he walked over to her.

"Kat? Can I talk to you for a minute?" John called out.

Kat looked up, her eyes growing cold. "I'm a bit busy at the moment, John. Perhaps later." She turned back to her work.

John placed a hand on her arm. "I'm heading back to Five right after lunch. Kat, please?"

She stared at him a moment, then put down her wrench, folding her hands across her chest. "All right. What is it, John?"

He sighed. "I just wanted to apologize for the other day. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I was just...stressed, and I took it out on you. I'm sorry."

Kat didn't move or reply and John paced around Seven. "Look, Kat, you have to understand how it looked to me! I hadn't slept in twenty-four hours, my mother was...badly hurt. Simultaneous rescues are hell on the best of days...this one was the worst." He shook his head. "Having dinner with anyone, not just you, was the absolute last thing on my mind."

He turned and looked at her. "I'm sorry."

Kat's expression softened. "You just looked so...worn, like the weight of the world was on your shoulders."

"It was," John said quietly.

"All the same, I just wanted you to know that I was here for you. That's all," she told him simply.

John sighed again. "Kat, I really appreciate your friendship, you know that." He glanced over at her, his blue eyes troubled. "You must know how the whole thing looked. It seemed as if you were only asking about my mother as a round-about way to get me to have dinner."

Kat flushed. "That is not true," she said indignantly.

"Isn't it?" John replied simply. "Kat, I'm not trying to be cruel. Right now, my family comes first. If you and I are ever going to have something together, you have to understand that."

She didn't reply, but nodded, her eyes looking at the floor.

"Thank-you, Kat," he said, smiling. "How about we take a rain check on dinner? Maybe next time I'm down?"

She finally met his gaze and smiled back, trying to keep the disappointment out of her voice. "That would be fine."

"Good." John glanced down at his watch. "I'd better go. Alan's taking me back." He glanced over at Kat. "Talk to you soon?"

"Yes, of course. Have a safe trip, John," she told him.

"I will. Bye!" John waved as he walked out the door. Well, that went better than I thought it would. He started whistling a tune of his brother's as he made his way up to the house.

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