He listened to her, his frown ever present, while his hand gently stroked her knee as he did. He felt his eyes shut as the guilt hit him. He had been so excited when he found out he had Katie to talk to about all of this. Sure, he could talk to his siblings, Tonks or even Hestia. But all of them had someone else to confined in. Someone that wasn't him. Katie had been his first person he could talk to about it all and it wasn't something completely irrelevant. He sighed, opening his eyes.
"I know, I know," he whispered, shifting to pull her into a hug. He felt horrible about this.