Of course he'd been expecting a struggle, thats why he'd held her so tight in the first place, once he felt her relax though, he let his arms become comforting rather than just holding her. "Yeah, she's right pleasant. We had a...uh, conversation a few nights ago. I may or may not have grabbed her rather forcefully." He knew the sentence sounded odd, but he knew Ang would understood what he meant. She had been insulting Ang after all! And playing on his insecurities.
Fred loosened his arms, but kept one wrapped around her shoulders, leading her to a couch. He made her sit, his arm still over her shoulders, both to comfort her and to keep her there with him, instead of running out to do something stupid. "Now, what did she do to you?"