"I went into this mentally prepared for worse," Annie said, giving his torso an appraising look before leaning in to kiss one of those inevitable bruises. And the very fact that she wasn't freaking out in the slightest was just a whole lot of growth, really. "And hey, if someone busts out a gun next time, I don't even need to worry about you being shot."

She would still worry a little bit if someone shot at him, just in case he didn't see the bullet in time to deflect it, but still!