"That's really brave of you, Liz," he says gently. She might not know that, but it's true. She'd been forced to face something obviously rough and leagues more than uncomfortable, and she'd taken her time to process it, and now she's going to use it to become stronger, and Delsin . . . really admires that about her.

The kiss isn't planned, but he leans in anyway and gently presses his lips to the corner of hers, partly on her cheek and partly not.