Leo put his arms around her, "I know Helena you don't want me to put my life at risk, but I have to it was part of the contract I signed with your fath. Your father didn't make me sign it, I signed it of my own free will." By his own free will, his boss had made him sign it he had no other choice. He knew she wanted to say something, but didn't know how to put it into words at the moment. He gave her the time she needed to gather herself up again. It had to be hard for her to get shot at for the first time, he knew that he once was a rookie in the FBI getting shot at for the first time had been a nightmare for him.