His arms around her, Ben tucked his chin over her shoulder, clinging to her as he caught his breath. With anyone else, he might've been embarrassed, even angry for her to see how overcome he was, but there was no hiding it from her.

Wordlessly, he nodded his agreement. Of course. And while he was perfectly happy with her knowing how he felt in that moment, he was glad that she couldn't see how his chin wobbled, his hand lifting to hastily wipe beneath his watery eyes.