Abby looks at her when she says that and something unclenches in her chest, a knot loosens up. The familiar old nickname is what does it, she thinks, her mouth twitching at one corner. She says, "I am counting on you."

And maybe she's being a little intense by saying this, but she feels like she needs to get it across otherwise she'll get stuck in her own head and start fucking up. They can't afford that right now. "I'm really worried about everybody else, I can't let anything happen to them."