He got her to smile with that one, which was a feat in itself because he was right. There were a few people in her head who were churning things up and making her anxiety worse, and her earlier failed attempts at meditation had done nothing to help.

"It counts for a hell of a lot, actually." If she had no one else, at least she had Todd on her side. That there were a handful of others who were determined to stand by her didn't lessen the gratitude and general affection she felt for him in the slightest. "More than anything else."

Because he meant the absolute world to her. For everything he'd done for her, the kindness he'd shown her, and simply for who he was underneath it all.