"I had been shot," she continues, hoping he understands the context. "Dad and I had gotten on the ‘wrong side‘ of organised crime- long story short, I'd been shot to scare Dad and keep me quiet. My cousin Bruce- you, in another universe - saved my life by finding me, getting me help and giving me a blood transfusion. That wasn't a romantic metaphor, you literally saved my life."
Jen gave him a deliberately gentle squeeze. "And that's what matters."