[ it's undeniable how immediately emma relaxes when she sees vasquez open the door. (is she relieved because he hasn't disappeared or because the bounty hunters clearly haven't made their way to her home yet?)
she finally halts at the front door, panting, though she doesn't really stop before she just pushes at his chest, trying to direct him back into the house. ]
Get back— inside—
[ explaining herself isn't going to be easy until she can gulp down a few proper lungfuls of air, but for now, she's more preoccupied with him staying in the house, out of anyone's view (for as long as necessary).
if she was being realistic, vasquez probably should be hopping on his horse and riding out as swiftly as he could manage. that's how it's always been for him, isn't it? bounty hunters catch up with him, and he runs. emma knows it, has known it the whole time, but instead of wanting to send him over the mountains, her first, immediate reaction is to keep him hidden. ]
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she finally halts at the front door, panting, though she doesn't really stop before she just pushes at his chest, trying to direct him back into the house. ]
Get back— inside—
[ explaining herself isn't going to be easy until she can gulp down a few proper lungfuls of air, but for now, she's more preoccupied with him staying in the house, out of anyone's view (for as long as necessary).
if she was being realistic, vasquez probably should be hopping on his horse and riding out as swiftly as he could manage. that's how it's always been for him, isn't it? bounty hunters catch up with him, and he runs. emma knows it, has known it the whole time, but instead of wanting to send him over the mountains, her first, immediate reaction is to keep him hidden. ]