At least she knew he was there. If anything happened that she needed him, he'd have shown up faster. Instead he was giving her a bit of a moment. Or so he thought. That and he was collecting his brain because... well, because seeing her here was difficult. Amazing, but difficult.

When he did see her, and she spoke, there was a wave of relief. "I was about to say the same thing." She really was here, and this wasn't in his god damn head again. Right? He wasn't dreaming, was he?