Thaerex's silence in response to her yelling didn't seem to improve his companion’s mood, if anything it seemed to make her even angrier, at first. It wasn't until he dragged her into cover, hand across her mouth, and the searchlights appeared moments later, that the Chiss registered what was happening. Theva inhaled sharply again, this time with the opposite goal in mind - holding her breath to try and be as silent as possible. The arguing of the security agents faded as they drove away, the pair sitting in tense silence for several long moments to be [i]sure[/i] they were gone. Her own heartbeat was deafeningly loud in her ears, and at that moment, Theva was struck by the realization of precisely how close to her Thaerex was...and more than aware of the fact that he [i]wasn't letting her go[/i] despite it being safe enough to now do so. Though it caused her shoulder enough pain to prompt a hiss through her teeth, she managed to reach up and pry his hand away from her mouth so she could chuckle softly and whisper. “...Are you going to let me go anytime soon, or are you not done here, hmmm?~”