They both smiled at each other, standing in comfortable silence. Marina fidgeted with her fingers and looked down. She could feel her cheeks get hot. It's nice to know someone cared enough to come check in on her.

"I just want to say thank you for coming to visit me today. I have had been having an awful day before you came." Marina said softly, darting her eyes from his to the ground.

"It's no trouble at all, Marina. You are a good person and it wouldn't be right for me to not check in on you." Peabody said gently, giving her a light smile. "Speaking of last night do you mind me asking what was the matter?"

Marina averted her gaze from his, her blood running cold from anxiety. "Well...uh...abou that…" She ran her hands through her hair, searching for a response. What was she supposed to say? Oh yeah I am really depressed and I ask almost every day if it's worth it to go into work and get teased by my boss. Not to mention I have had mental problems my whole life, both related and not related to my body. Yep, fantastic. Have you pity me. Just what I need. Yeah right.

"Marina, call it father's instinct, but I can tell when something is wrong." He said, trying to coax an answer out of her.

"I-I don't know how to say it…"

"How so?"

"Everything is so jumbled up and crazy inside. It's like everything is screaming at once and my thoughts are tangled in this knot of thread. I keep trying to hide it, to present myself as if I'm ok. But I'm scared and-" Marina blinked, allowing her tears to slide down her cheeks. "I don't know what to do."

Peabody watched as she began to melt into a fit of tears. He was at a loss of words. He knew he had to say something...do something. But what? He was Mr. Peabody! He always knew what to do. However, emotional issues were never his strong hold. Of course when a lovely person like Marina began crying he was at a loss.

Marina wiped under her eyes, sniffling and trying to regain her composure. "I'm sorry. I understand if you don't want to talk to me. I'm just hassle to be around. Most people leave me anyways."

Those words made his heart ache. There were many reasons why he wanted to talk and be around her. Why would someone leave an obviously hurting friend who was so kind? Without giving himself the chance to second guess himself he pulled her into a hug. Marina slightly stiffened for a moment from shock. But allowed herself to melt into the hug. Wrapping her arms around Peabody's torso and buried her face in his chest.

Peabody could feel his heart speed up and his stomach do flips. Why am I feeling this way? Slowly, Marina's crying began to diminish into small hiccups. However, her arms never faltered from their position around Peabody. She took in deep breaths, trying to even out her breathing. Finally, she removed her grip from Peabody's waist. She looked up into his green eyes and smiled.

Peabody smiled softly back, bringing down a hand to wipe away tears from her cheek. They looked at each other and exchanged smiles until they were brought out of the silence by Peabody's phone ringing. Slightly startled, Peabody fumbled to get his phone out of his pocket. Looking at his phone he saw that it was Sherman.

"Hello, Sherman. Is everything alright?" He asked.

"Hello, Mr. Peabody!" Sherman said happily. "Ms. Peterson wanted to know if she should take me home or if you are going to pick me up."

Peabody mentally face palmed. How could he forget that Sherman was over at Penny's? "Please tell Ms. Peterson that I will pick you up."

"Ok! I will see you soon." Sherman said as he hung up.

"I apologize, Marina. I am afraid I forgot Sherman was over at his friend's house. I assume I will see you tomorrow?" Peabody said as he walked towards the door.

"I won't be seeing you tomorrow. Saturday is my day off." Marina said softly, following behind Peabody.

"Oh." He said, slightly disappointed. "Well that is ok. I will see you when you come back to work then."

"Well...maybe, if you want," Marina began nervously. "You, Sherman and I can go get dinner tomorrow. Then you can come back here to watch movies." She finished with a small smile.

"I would love to take you up on that dinner offer. However, I don't want to intrude in on your home."

Marina giggled and looked at Peabody with a twinkle of excitement in her eyes. "It's no problem! I would love to have you both over." She said with a wave of her hand. "I think having you over will help us get to know each other more."

"Well alright then. I will let Sherman know when I pick him up. What time should we head over to go out?"

"Five o'clock is fine. That way we can get there before the dinner rush."

Peabody smiled at Marina's excitement. "I look forward to it. See you tomorrow."

"See ya! Thanks for everything." She replied, giving him a wholesome smile. Closing the door behind him she let out a small sigh of relief and hope. I guess everything worked out in the end. She thought with a smile. With that, she headed to her room and threw on some pajamas and drifted into a sweet sleep.

Peabody arrived at the Peterson's apartment and walked up to the door. With three knocks he heard the sound of footsteps approaching. The door opened, revealing Ms. Peterson with a sweet smile.

"There you are, Peabody! We were worried if you would ever come." She said with a light giggle.

"Forgive me Ms. Peterson, I was at a friend's house and completely lost track of time." He said sheepishly.

Ms. Peterson waved her hand. "It's not a problem. Please come in! It's quite chilly out tonight." She said with her usual chipper tone, letting Peabody in. "Let me get Sherman for you. I'm sure he is exhausted." She climbed the stairs and disappeared around a corner. In a matter of seconds, red hair peaked from behind the wall. Sherman walked down the stairs sluggishly, yawning slight,y.

Peabody went up to lift Sherman off his feet and made his way towards the door. Thanking Ms. Peterson he made his way out of the apartment. Heading to his car, he opened the door and gently placed his son in the seat and buckled him. At this point Sherman was fast asleep and had his head laid on the seat belt, causing his glasses to lay askew. Peabody smiled looking back at him and made his way home.