"Hey, hey." He got down on his knee. His hands came up to touch the outside of her arms or knees, but stopped short, just kind of hovering there uselessly. He didn't want to crowd her. James exhaled. He didn't know what to say. That he was sorry for being a dick, maybe. Being offended that she thought he'd rip her off after giving her his word. Forgetting what it was like to look into the void for the first time and realize it was looking back, and it had been there the whole time.
He swallowed and reached behind her, palm cupping and coming to rest on the back of her head, combing through the tangled pieces, then moving away.