"I would never think of you as pathetic. How long have you kept this to yourself? How long have you blamed yourself?" Joran asked softly as he looked down at her, his hand softly caressing her face. "I see a person who needs a shoulder to lean on." His voice softened a bit more as he unlaced his fingers from hers for the moment, now using both his hands to wipe at her tears for the moment. His face was buried now in her hair a bit as he continued to press his lips against the top of her head.

"You have precious memories. No one should ever be considered pathetic for that." Moving his neck a bit, he allowed her more access to his neck so she could bury her face further into it. He could feel her entire body now pressed fully up against him. Slowly he moved his left hand around her, softly making circles on her back to try and allow her to feel some comfort. "I'm not going anywhere, alright? If you want to talk about it... I'll always listen. I promise." He lift his hand up and held out a pinkie, just to try and get her to smile.