He doesn't say anything else before she does, because once he has her in his arms, there's no need; if she tried to attack him again, he'd put a stop to that somehow, but he doesn't think that will happen. She's better than that already. Blue doesn't just lose progress without a fight, and she's definitely made some since the afternoon they decided to take this entire trip in the first place.

When she lets herself cling to him, he decides it's safe to fold his arms fully around her, running a hand slowly over her hair. An absolutely poisonous look is shot over his shoulder at her idiot sister, but he doesn't say anything about that either. The car hasn't gone anywhere. He knows why she doesn't want to think about it, and she doesn't have to.

"...you sure?" Shutting herself back up in the truck, even with Owen, may not be the best idea of she's still too twitchy. "Want to take a walk?"