The kiss had taken him by surprise. only a couple of secondss to kiss her back. she was Always going to be breathtaking in every single way from stop in his eyes. and now he was slowly having the person that she was becoming. this new version of herself. the way she had made the decision to live her life despite the expectations of her stepfather's. he wasn't going to argue with her. he was not going to try and bring some sense into her; because sense is not what she needed. she needed support. she needed a person who could actually support her actions without questioning them.