It means a lot coming from Hopper and Steve has to roll his lips into his mouth for a moment, nodding a little and closing his eyes. It doesn't do much good, since a set of tears slip out anyway and he has to brush them away with the cuff of his sleeve.

"I think I would, too," he admits in a small voice, and it's kind of a big deal because Steve knows that he isn't good at a lot of things, but he thinks he'd be good at that.

"But I love her, man." That's all there is to it, really, and Steve shrugs helplessly and takes a breath. "I love her, so that's it."