Art hugged her closer to himself, his tired brain making sense of the sound she just made before he hugged her. "Love, why did you whimper?" As much as he realized it was wrong of him to think, he still couldn't help the thoughts about her being fine without him there. he had always protected her when they were together. He had secretly scared all the guys looking at her in any particular way.<br/>He clicked back to the present, nuzzling her hair and loving the softness of it on his cheeks.  "I dont care. I just dont want you to leave. Ever again." He barely hid the broken notes in his voice when he said that.