"You don't have to decide what you want right away," Shawn assured her, his hand automatically moving to stroke her back in what he hoped was a reassuring way. "Take as much time as you need. If Lucas is worth it, he'll wait." And if he tried to push her for anything, Shawn would punch him. It would even be worth going to jail.
This was one way that Riley was not like her father. Shawn remembered Cory talking about marrying Topanga when they were even younger than Riley and Maya. He always thought it was weird that Cory thought about the future more than Topanga seemed to. Maybe there was some truth to that old saying about girls dating guys who were like their fathers.