"No," he says, startled out of his funk at least briefly. "No, you're staying here."

He takes her hand, voice and face stiff. "You know what it feels like, but I've done this before. If I have to, I'll do it again. I'm not going to let anyone else lose-"

Lose the kind of love he saw between her and Peter. "We'll figure something out. And if we don't..."

He manages a smile. "If we don't, you might have to get used to having me around."