Jake honestly hadn't been sure how she would take his offer. Maybe she'd think him creepy or overbearing or just not ready for something like that. It really could have gone either way. Jake knew she wanted a guardian but he wasn't sure if he fit all the parameters she might have had for someone that would help take care of her.

His answer came when she moved to hug him and Jake, surprised, was a little slow to return the hug but he did, patting her back and smiling lightly.

"We should, uh, probably talk more about this before we do anything," Jake suggested, looking down at the top of her head. "I'm not taking it back or anything and I won't but it's a pretty big thing. So, we should talk about how it's gonna work and all. Stuff."