Katherine sobered up, a calm settling in that had had no room in the turbulent hour before. "I don't want to lose you either Neither of you." Her mind pointed out that this wasn't over yet and she cursed it for it. A glance back at her father's face just made it sink in more. She slowly stepped towards it. She couldn't bear the angle. It was too cruel to watch.
"Sorry, Dad, just gonna move your head a little bit." She slipped her hand under his neck while she spoke. When she turned it - slowly, carefully - the resistance had grown. She frowned, letting her hand glide up and down the bones in his neck.