"I screamed so much I lost my voice for a couple days after," he admitted to him. Pete drew little mindless patterns on Vegas' back. Nothing in particular, just a way to have contact as he grounded himself talking about this. It had been the most terrifying moment in his entire life.

"I'm never going to let you die on me." Which was pretty stupid all things considered but he didn't care. He didn't care at all. "Never. Because you can't leave me."