"I didn't," Stark said softly, looking down at his hands now. "I thought maybe we were just talking and nothing would really happen and then you did all of this, for me."

And he didn't deserve it.

"And you," he said, looking over at her now, eye suspiciously damp, "are a better friend than I ever could have hoped for and I..."

He was very tempted to throw his arms around her but he wasn't letting himself do that.