While she hadn't been expecting the hug, it was nice to have someone's arms around her even just for the moment. However the hug desperately made her want to burst into tears, and she tried quite hard to push them back until he stepped back from her. Quickly she wiped at any of the tears that had fallen and looked back up at him.
"Thanks. I.. I don't know. I would appreciate if you could do that. Maybe come by and make sure Grace.. the woman who works with me, make sure she's all right by herself?" Just to check up on her or whatever. "There's a lot to do and I'm.. I don't know where to start. I just.. I knew this was coming, but it's still a bit of a shock."