[ His eyes flicker to her when she approaches, noting the way she almost reaches out, then retreats. It's weirdly nice, even if only for a moment, to think that all this time she was this worried about him specifically. But he also doesn't want that to weigh on her mind. ]

So what, you should just be on every away mission that ever happens? You know that's not happening, Sara. There are always going to be other missions, and there will be times where we'll get a little more banged up. It's par for the course. I know what I signed up for.

[ He may be a doctor above all else, but he is a Starfleet Officer too. He may lack the level of skill or practice that she has, but he's gone through the training, the experience, all that jazz. She shouldn't be feeling like he constantly needs someone there to save his useless ass. ]