"Shh.. it's going to be okay.." she tried to soothe, though Joanne was definitely not a comforter. She was totally shit at this. Him hiding wasn't going to stop her from going over to him, in fact she crawled the rest of the way over, obviously determined. "I don't care what you look like, Erik. You know that. Let me take you home.."
When she'd gotten all the way over to him, she put her hand on his shoulder gently, and then rubbed his back just slightly. "I love you, Erik.. that's not going to change anything.." she said softly. "Just look at me, please?"