She lets out the breath she'd been holding--kind of a big one. She didn't think he'd bail on her, but given her life, she was braced for it happening all the same.

"Thank you," she says, mouth twisting a little bit because she's trying not to start crying all over again. And then she puts her arms around his shoulders, to hug him. "I promise I'll be careful. And tell you if I think there's about to be direct trouble out of something I did."