[For a moment, he is caught completely off-guard, unsure of what to do while that weird feeling in his chest grows even weirder. It's like his heart is trying to break and soar in happiness at the same time. But mostly just break, because even though she's hugging him? The circumstances surrounding the hug are painful and undesirable and fuck, he just doesn't want her to be sad like this. He doesn't want her to cry.]

[Slightly hesitantly, he wraps his arms around her, giving her a tiny squeeze.]

Rose, it meant more than just "anything" to him. I could tell that much...it really meant a lot. He lost Dave but through everything, he had you. And he would be stupid not to appreciate that.