How did she not see this coming? No. Wait. She saw it, didn't do a thing to stop it because raising a daughter on her own is no hardship, but sometimes you wish that you weren't a single parent, wish that you had someone to share those little milestones with. But your daughter is the child of a Ranger who changed your life and he died and no one could compare, even if she knew how unfair that would be to anyone.
And then Raleigh comes along. Silly, big-hearted Raleigh who insists on doing right by them and who looks at Yancy like she were the most beautiful little girl in the world. And without even saying anything, he understands. Yancy's father was his brother, his best friend, his co-pilot and Naomi's looked up the information and the files - had to, it was her job, but the grief and the loss had driven him away from the Jaeger Program to work on a wall, to choose another option to help because he couldn't fight.
She doesn't know what it's like to fall in love like something bit her in the ass, but she thinks it might be a little like this. Because she doesn't want to call it love, can't call it that when it was friendship and family first with no intention to turn things romantic she was just grateful for his presence. The most that they've ever gone out on a date is a midnight run for ice cream with her in the driver's seat and Yancy in the back while she played Category with her uncle sitting shotgun.
But it's love. Maybe. Because Raleigh somehow made a place for them in his life and made a place for himself in theirs and that scares Naomi a little because she doesn't know what to do. And it's a rare thing when Naomi has no idea what to do, because then she goes on autopilot and sort of just leans in and catches Raleigh's lower lip between both of hers she can apologize for this later. She's a great journalist, yes, but she is terrible at life decisions. ]
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How did she not see this coming? No. Wait. She saw it, didn't do a thing to stop it because raising a daughter on her own is no hardship, but sometimes you wish that you weren't a single parent, wish that you had someone to share those little milestones with. But your daughter is the child of a Ranger who changed your life and he died and no one could compare, even if she knew how unfair that would be to anyone.
And then Raleigh comes along. Silly, big-hearted Raleigh who insists on doing right by them and who looks at Yancy like she were the most beautiful little girl in the world. And without even saying anything, he understands. Yancy's father was his brother, his best friend, his co-pilot and Naomi's looked up the information and the files - had to, it was her job, but the grief and the loss had driven him away from the Jaeger Program to work on a wall, to choose another option to help because he couldn't fight.
She doesn't know what it's like to fall in love like something bit her in the ass, but she thinks it might be a little like this. Because she doesn't want to call it love, can't call it that when it was friendship and family first with no intention to turn things romantic she was just grateful for his presence. The most that they've ever gone out on a date is a midnight run for ice cream with her in the driver's seat and Yancy in the back while she played Category with her uncle sitting shotgun.
But it's love. Maybe. Because Raleigh somehow made a place for them in his life and made a place for himself in theirs and that scares Naomi a little because she doesn't know what to do. And it's a rare thing when Naomi has no idea what to do, because then she goes on autopilot and sort of just leans in and catches Raleigh's lower lip between both of hers she can apologize for this later. She's a great journalist, yes, but she is terrible at life decisions. ]