He's got the upper-body strength to catch her and spin her around before setting her down, laughing gently and leaning in to kiss her, just briefly. his arms stay tightly wrapped around her chest, just below where she's grabbed him, so they're joined at the shoulder for the moment, or close enough.


She looks... amazing. He hasn't seen this sort of unrestrained, excited joy in her... well, ever. And in the face of that, all his own nuanced worries melt a little.

"It looks like most of us are here," he says, smiling, leaning in again to rub the tip of his nose over hers and rest his forehead against hers. "And the house came, too."