Steve didn't answer for a moment. It seemed like every time he got close to putting something behind him, something even worse happened. Not to mention he had the feeling that this one was going to stick with him a while-- the mere thought that one of the crew members, people he was supposed to be trusting and working with, would attack him-

He let out a little breath and smiled crookedly at her. "Yeah," he said finally. "I hope you won't see me like this every time you look at me now. I don't like being the real live version of Beauty and the Beast."