"I wouldn't have died..." His reply came a few seconds after she said that. Of course he'd ditched them. Leave it to him to leave when they had apparently needed him the most. Left unsaid was 'not if your life was at stake'. Because the thing about him was that he protected the people important to him, no matter the fucking cost. If she'd needed him... well there was no way he would die without making sure she was safe.

Suddenly, he was on his feet, stepping a couple of steps away. He turned back to her, and held out his hand. "Set that down. C'mere."