The hug was actually a little awkward for him at first. He was decked out in full tactical gear, and no one really hugged him while he was dressed like that, for fairly obvious reasons. His frame of mind was also gearing up more into combat mode, so being kissed on the cheek threw him a little.

That was not part of his normal 'gearing up for a fight' routine.

But it wasn't unwelcome either, especially from Claire. Just... new. But there had been a lot of new things happening with them lately.

His expression was somewhat confused at first, though it settled into a warm smile. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.

"Only you..." He shook his head a little, though he was still smiling. Leave it to her come along and knock him off his game with something so simple.