there's something surprisingly grounding about his hand against the small of her back, and she has to take a moment to really allow herself to feel it, not tense up immediately, and take a deep breath before she moves in the way that hand is guiding her. because some part of her wants to run the other way and leave him here, to lead her people away from him and away from this. she'd never admit out loud that she's worried, or that she cares about matt's wellbeing, but some part of her, though she's unsure how deep that part may be, feels like she would truly be devastated if something happened to him.
maybe, she tells herself, it's because she thinks that she would feel personally responsible for it. guilt would get her.
the moment they're in the room, she's already moving, grabbing things that are scattered about, shoving them into bags without caring really what goes where. her mind is moving as fast as her hands and her body. she doesn't even have time to make a snappy remark at him, to accuse him of caring, though the thought does cross her mind.
she finds one of her knives, and she looks at it for a moment before turning on him and carefully pressing it into his hand, handle first this time. "don't think, stab." is all she offers before she goes back to packing things, double and triple checking. maybe she'll feel safe if they can get away from this place and it doesn't feel like they're being followed.
once she's sure she has everything, she turns back to him again. "last chance to save your own ass and leave me behind. if you take me with you, i'm not giving you this chance again, no matter how much i piss you off in the future."