“I'll always be there for you, Peter, it's part of being a friend.” she said, smiling up at him. She gave a small hop and took a seat next to him on the counter, their hands still entwined as he looked at him, nudging his shoulder slightly. “When I get in trouble, I'm fully blaming you,” she said, teasing him a she smiled slightly.
She leaned in and gave him a proper kiss on the cheek as she had promised, her lips cool against his skin, before she rested her head on his shoulder, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. “We'll get through this,” she whispered, tears flowing silently down her cheeks. “We have to.”