He had been patrolling the block. To keep her father safe. For someone like Michaela, who had had precious few safe people in her life until Tuck had found his way back into it, hearing that filled her with warmth and gratitude. And she didn't even mean to, when she leaned forward and pulled him in to kiss him.
Tuck was headed back out with a plate, but he paused and averted his eyes while the kissing was going down.