What the fuck ever, Pendleton. But she raised her hands, palms open, her expression as close to innocent as it ever got.

"Hey, I'm just glad, is all. When someone's important to you it's nice to have them close. I remember you being kind of --" she's not going to say hurr durr what are friends no matter how much she might want to -- "iffy about the whole deal when we first talked. So it's nice that got sorted."

And it's super cute the way you just stuttered there. You're not even fooling yourself.