Falling is an interesting sensation, one that tends to contain a bit of pain when it's over, especially if you're doing so from a very high place. Eirene knows that Ben feels he's doing the right thing, and she can't really hate anyone anyway, so she forgives him almost immediately.

Clark soars down shortly afterwards, like a knight in comfortable flannel, and she isn't above clinging to him until they land on someone's truck. She can fix that! In a few minutes, when she's not still pressed against him.

"Yes, I'm okay. You didn't have to --- it's dangerous for you to ---" Eirene's bottom lip trembles after a moment. "Thank you for rescuing me." Can we go home now is left unspoken.