"Mm, maybe. Golly, what an over-achiever you turned out to be," she snorted softly, head resting still with her nose tucked against the crook of his neck and shoulder.

"I'm glad you're here...It makes me feel better. I just needed you...it couldn't have been anyone else right now, I don't think. I guess I needed to hear you say those things. It seems a little bit more real since you're not prone to saying things just to make people feel better, so what you say has added weight."