of course, nate gave s.h.i.el.d. the slip. funny thing is, he doesn't go back to his safehouse right away, instead he pays a visit to stacey, a waitress he befriended, in all his bathing suit clad glory. oh boy, does he look good in that hideous thing. cable's the kind of guy who'd still look hot even if you put him in a sparkly pink dress and a bonnet. more about nate and stacey under the cut.
why does this particular relationship make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside? well, i am a sucker for burgeoning friendships, and this one has all the right components to just melt my heart into puddle: the first time they met, stacey just casually approached him and got him to talk, and he's been opening up to her more and more since then. and we're talking about nate here, the guy's not your regular chatty catty, he won't even share with his friends sometimes.