"Of course," he says softly, retracting his hand back to give her space to collect herself. Christine didn't need to ask, he had already said long ago that he would help her through whatever came along. He had just imagined that when he would follow her home to be support that it would to encourage her to knock on the door, not this.

"How soon are we going to leave?" He wouldn't be surprised if she said 'now', but they probably need some time to rest from their fight and stock up. Not only that but probably get a map and directions, unless she knew how to get there from here.