He inhaled sharply and his fingers curled against the back of her shirt. As much as he wanted to lose himself in the moment, there was something wrong. Felicity had been pretty clear about ending things and though they'd agreed to work together after Damien Darkh, she hadn't mentioned wanting to resume their relationship. In fact, she'd been pretty clear about just the opposite.

But still, he told himself, this was probably just stress. An extreme situation. Old emotions could rear their heads during extreme moments. He eased the kiss gently and then pulled back and kissed her forehead. He didn't want to take advantage of her when she was upset, even if he dearly wanted to. And besides, this was neither the time nor the place for something like this. And if that was his excuse to be the gentleman he should be, so be it.

"Do you remember how you got here? What's the last thing you remember?" He murmured the words in her ear. If there were people overhearing, he didn't want them to hear this particular conversation. Not only was it private, it was something that could be used against them.