Abi just kept stroking his arm back and forth as they both calmed down together, her heart rate slowing in time with his. She pulled him closer around her and threaded their fingers together.
"I told you, I'll always be here for you however you need me," she whispered, just to allay any further fears he might have had about what happened. "I need you just as much. When you're ready to talk about what it was that you dreamt about," she guessed, "Then I'll be ready to listen too."