As if

"For an unknown reason, she wrapped her hands around the small of his waist and snuggled into the crook of his neck. His breath hitched at the sudden contact, but soon melted into her warm touch, before he too wrapped his arms around her.

It was like a silent promise,

Between the two,

even if they knew it couldn't be kept."

Of course all empty promises were made to be broken, and all good things must come to an end, especially when funerals were more common than weddings in this world of crime.