He puts one arm around Wash's back and starts guiding him. It's intense. He doesn't dare use his fin because he'd probably crumple from sensory overload. If that little girl's abilities kick back in, it might be a nightmare for her.

"Come on darlin'. Don't stop thinkin' of your mama. You'll be home soon," he promises. At least that he's sure of.

This is doing it right. This is making up for that life he messed up. If he can get this poor mostly normal man and his powered daughter back to where they belong, he'll feel like thing have been set proper.