Aidan was not expecting that, and he only just managed to keep his skull from banging against the edge of the tub.
"I did a lot of thinking while you were gone," he told her. "About how I'd miss seeing you around the loft every day, how life just seemed...less bright without you in it. I appreciate that you didn't want to put me through any pain, but everyone dies one day, Red. So just...don't go anywhere again, OK?"