"Don't -" She turns and points at him like he'll be able to see it, like he'll actually be intimidated by the gesture. "Don't you dare think for a second that I'm jealous of Elektra. She's my friend here, Matt. And she deserves better than you dying on her."
That's probably not the best way to try and tell him that Elektra is here, but if she knows her friend, she'll be here in no time at all. Karen still strongly cares for Matt, though the affection for him no longer is romantic. He's her friend, one of her closest friends. And she owes him her life. But she's not about to let him think that she believes it's Elektra's fault that things didn't work out between them. She's not jealous of Elektra. She's furious because she remembers how upset Elektra had been over Matt several of the times they spoke.
The anger inside her seems to deflate all at once, ending with Karen standing at his bedside. She wants to punch him right now so her hands knit together, and she realizes that this conversation has to calm down before she ends up saying things she'll regret.
When she wanted him to recover from Daredevil, she didn't understand how it was a part of him. Not until she became close to Frank and understood the Punisher was part of who he is. It's not something that he can turn his back on and shed away. Matt can't either, and she's trying to accept that. She just doesn't want to ever admit to him that she's mad because it feels like he's lied to her the entire time she's known him. They can't go back and change the past though. All they can do is work harder to make sure things go better from this point on.
So for once, Karen doesn't say anything more. She's willing to let the argument lie there, because he looks like he's two seconds away from dying.
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That's probably not the best way to try and tell him that Elektra is here, but if she knows her friend, she'll be here in no time at all. Karen still strongly cares for Matt, though the affection for him no longer is romantic. He's her friend, one of her closest friends. And she owes him her life. But she's not about to let him think that she believes it's Elektra's fault that things didn't work out between them. She's not jealous of Elektra. She's furious because she remembers how upset Elektra had been over Matt several of the times they spoke.
The anger inside her seems to deflate all at once, ending with Karen standing at his bedside. She wants to punch him right now so her hands knit together, and she realizes that this conversation has to calm down before she ends up saying things she'll regret.
When she wanted him to recover from Daredevil, she didn't understand how it was a part of him. Not until she became close to Frank and understood the Punisher was part of who he is. It's not something that he can turn his back on and shed away. Matt can't either, and she's trying to accept that. She just doesn't want to ever admit to him that she's mad because it feels like he's lied to her the entire time she's known him. They can't go back and change the past though. All they can do is work harder to make sure things go better from this point on.
So for once, Karen doesn't say anything more. She's willing to let the argument lie there, because he looks like he's two seconds away from dying.