Zahra let her hands slide down to rest against his back, pressing lightly to return his clinging hug. "Okay," she murmured. "Okay, Cole. Get some sleep, I... I'll be right here. I'm not gonna let you go."
She tilted her head so her temple rested lightly against his and she hummed softly, the first few bars of her lullaby, then went quiet.
If she was being honest, she was craving the closeness too, and it was hardly a hardship to extend it. Despite the fact that maybe it should have been. But feeling the dampness of his tears broke her heart, and in that moment she couldn't see him as anything but a young man in pain, and she just wanted to help.
"I'm here," she repeated in a near whisper, one hand sliding up to cup the back of his neck gently.