Lifting his arm so that he could drape it over her shoulders, he sort of tugged her into his side. She seemed like maybe she could use the contact. Taking a moment, he mulled over her words.
"Yeah," he said finally. "Think maybe I did too, although I'm not sure why." Although there was this niggling feeling in the back of his mind...all that talk about 'friends', and having the right kind....
Suddenly he looked down at her, using his free hand to tip her chin up. "Look, if you don't stay away- just- be careful, yeah?"