He kissed back, not thinking he was. Had it not been for Nate he would be in a drunken stupor or being chewed out by Emerson. He was not strong at all, but he had Nate who was strong enough for the both of them.
"Don't be proud until I give you something to be proud of." He said, magicking the book Nate had been reading over. "And I am sorry I took the book away." he said, catching the book and sitting to the side of them. "You are so smart and beautiful and wonderful and awesome and everything else that goes along with that."