Cassie isn’t exactly as durable as she normally would be. He hits her pretty hard with that enthusiasm, and she stumbles back and has to cling to him so that she doesn’t end up on the floor. She’s so taken aback it doesn’t exactly work.

“––Woah!”

Down they go.

“Ow,” she cringes, but it can’t trump how overjoyed –– and stunned –– she is. “I’m here? You’re here!”