Ted gently shushes her comfortingly, stepping over to her and putting his hand on her arms to steady her.

"Yes, he is," Ted agrees with a smile. "Change of plans and they wanted to surprise me. Look, if you want to head out, it's all good, I will cover for you. We don't have to do any of this right now."

Reassuring Kate at least makes him feel a bit more steady. Like he gets renewed strength to keep it together, for her sake.