She pulls back but Derek is loathe to let her go, too happy to have her warm and alive and in his arms, so he keeps one arm wrapped around her and lets out a breathless little laugh when she hands over the puff. He never thought he would have missed the thing so much, but he did. He missed both of his animals, and he's beyond grateful that someone thought to take care of them in his absence.

"Thank you for looking after them," Derek tells her, and holds up his free hand so that the puff can hop up onto it. It squeals and Derek chuckles a little before lifting his palm so the puff can hop up onto his shoulder and nuzzle up under his jaw. Jinx crawls into his lap to purr like a roaring engine, and Derek swallows hard as he's overcome with emotion. "I was going to call you. I just needed to get some rest before I could deal with... anything, really."