Pete looked over at Iris when she grabbed his arm, and it did hurt, but he didn't make any move to dislodge her at all. He was about to start hollering at John and Cole, his protective nature was bubbling to the surface, but his logical side knew that yelling wasn't going to solve anything.
Instead he turned around to face her and held his free hand up calmly, "Iris, it's going to be okay. Whatever happens, happens. We're going to be just fine. I trust you," he said, and it was clear he meant it. He didn't let just anyone invade his dreams any time they wanted. He didn't know if it would help her at all, he wished he could take her to his beach right then.
He looked back to Cole and John, "Do we really need to do this?" he asked almost pleadingly.