His arms wrapped around her instinctively, and his head turned a little into her hair as he hugged her back. She was soft against him, and warm, and she felt amazing. He also felt like he was... Understood. He hadn't felt that in a long, long time.
"It is," he agreed softly. "But someone's gotta do it, right? And when things go right, when I can fix one of those kids, nothing has ever felt so good."