▁towards ▁her , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁Mercur y ▁R ising ▁arc ▁the ▁two ▁grew ▁closer . ▁Mercur y ▁managed ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁on ▁Laura ' s ▁feelings ▁towards ▁him ▁though ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁Laura ▁to ▁admit ▁to ▁it . ▁Over ▁time ▁Hell ion / Jul ian ▁began ▁to ▁feel ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁though ▁their ▁relationship ▁never ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁much ▁further . ▁When ▁Julian ▁lost ▁his ▁hands ▁during ▁Second ▁Com ing , ▁Laura ▁stayed ▁by ▁him , ▁watching ▁him ▁recover . ▁After ▁the ▁Mis ad vent ures ▁in ▁Bab ys itting ▁arc ▁Laura ▁ended ▁things ▁between ▁her ▁and ▁Julian ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁no ▁longer ▁felt ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁towards ▁him . ▁ ▁G amb it ▁G amb it ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁Laura ▁during ▁the ▁X - 2 3 ▁solo ▁series . ▁The ▁two ▁became ▁friends ▁and ▁looked ▁out ▁for ▁one ▁another ▁as ▁G amb it ▁helped ▁her ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁her ▁life ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁giving ▁her ▁helpful ▁life ▁advice . ▁He ▁affection ately ▁referred ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁" P et ite " ▁and ▁even ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁to ▁calm ▁down ▁from ▁a ▁trigger ▁sc ent - indu ced ▁ra ge . ▁G amb it ▁sc old ed ▁Log an ▁for ▁not ▁protect ing ▁Laura ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁protected ▁J ub ile e , ▁to ▁which ▁Log an ▁admitted ▁to ▁his ▁fail ings ▁as ▁Laura ' s ▁father . ▁G amb it ▁also ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁remark ▁that ▁Laura , ▁while ▁dam aged , ▁was