[ She lifts her hand for a moment to let him make sure he's all cleaned off, rests it back on his shoulder when he's finished and presses her fingers against the muscles of his neck, seeing if she can't loosen them up a little. ]

I'll remind you. [ But that's not much of an agreement from him, really, and the fact remains that she knows there's no quick and easy fix for any of this. ] I'm not going to tell you this can be fixed right away. But I'm here, and you're here, and we will find a way to make it better.