`` i think it 's a great offer , '' i say , moving closer to comfort her , but she just looks at me with a big fake grin . not with the changes he 'd been through . then we should n't need to worry about the speed of the water damaging it , at least not for a long time . '' kim leaned closer , and i appreciated the comfort of knowing she was there . his eyes remained wide and he shook his head once . but they were tears of joy . 