"Wait, wait. Fire you?" Jack looked up at Gwen like she'd suddenly started talking in Swahili, or sprouted an extra head. He was utterly confused.
So he started to laugh. "Gwen I'm not about to fire you. What would I do a thing like that for?" Beat. "Unless there's something you think I ought to know, that is."
He was teasing, of course.
Resting his forearms on his desk, Jack leaned forward, looking over at her with a grin. He couldn't hide the fact he was amused. He hadn't really considered that she might think it was some sort of reprimand. She was an interesting one, Gwen Cooper. She certainly had bite.
"Gwen," he said evenly, "you did yesterday what none of us here could do. And sure, it might have been your fault in the first place. But that was a mistake and you'll learn from it. It won't happen again. But how you dealt with it? Now that's what matters. You cared about that girl. I think we need more of that around here."
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So he started to laugh. "Gwen I'm not about to fire you. What would I do a thing like that for?" Beat. "Unless there's something you think I ought to know, that is."
He was teasing, of course.
Resting his forearms on his desk, Jack leaned forward, looking over at her with a grin. He couldn't hide the fact he was amused. He hadn't really considered that she might think it was some sort of reprimand. She was an interesting one, Gwen Cooper. She certainly had bite.
"Gwen," he said evenly, "you did yesterday what none of us here could do. And sure, it might have been your fault in the first place. But that was a mistake and you'll learn from it. It won't happen again. But how you dealt with it? Now that's what matters. You cared about that girl. I think we need more of that around here."