Ben was still a little shocked at how easily this night had gone from hopeful to horrible. He'd known that Min was angry with Atlas, and that things might get tense, but he hadn't been expecting thigns to be this tense. However, when she'd stormed out and Atlas had gone after her, he'd hoped things would get better. Then Atlas had come back alone, Minnie nowhere in sight.
He stood after Ronan did, though waited until they'd stopped talking before placing a hand on Ronan's shoulder. "I'm going to go home, I think" he said softly. "Min won't want company tonight, but I'll talk to her later. I'll see you at home later, take as much time as you need." He leaned in for a kiss, wrapping his arms around Ronan for a minute before drawing back.
"Atlas, it was good to see you, even if things didn't end as I'd hoped."