Chapter 11: Love ‘til you feel it

Kutner had a situation. He was pretty sure he loved Thirteen. He’d thought it through, analyzed his feelings, and he was pretty sure he did.
    
He knew he personality, that she always wanted to handle things on her own and didn’t let anyone in on her emotions. It was part of her personality and part of what he loved about her, but he had to admit, sometimes her reluctance to open up was a little disheartening.
    
He knew, no matter how much she denied it, she had to have trust issues. It had to stem from something in her past. He didn’t know what and he doubted she’d ever tell him, but it didn’t stop his curiosity.
    
Kutner was sitting in the conference room playing with his pencil when Thirteen walked in.
    
“I see you’ve got the rubber pencil thing down,” she said.
    
He dropped his pencil, surprised.
    
Thirteen brushed past him to the coffee machine.
    
“They had to intubate last night,” Kutner said, going through the file.
    
“Who was here?” Thirteen asked.
    
“I think Taub was,” Kutner answered.
    
Thirteen sat down in her usual spot across from him.
    
“I watched Pirates of the Caribbean last night,” Thirteen said.
    
“The first one?” Kutner asked.
    
“There’s more than one?” Thirteen said, surprised.
    
“Was Davy Jones in it?” Kutner asked.
    
“Davy Jones?”
    
“The octopus man,” Kutner explained. “Was there an octopus man?”
    
“No…” Thirteen answered.
    
“It was the first one,” Kutner said. “So what did you think?”
    
“I didn’t understand it,” Thirteen answered.
    
“What parts?” Kutner asked.
    
“Any of it,” Thirteen answered.
    
“Well, boot-strap Bill Turner sent the cursed Aztec gold medallion to Will Turner,” Kutner began. “But Elizabeth took it from Will…”
    
Kutner spent the next half an hour explaining the movie to Thirteen. He usually didn’t like to explain movies, but he found that this time he didn’t mind.
    
He decided that, no matter how frustrating she was, Thirteen was worth it.