[ His smile curls genuinely. His eyes say thank you. She may not know the logistics of being a true alpha. To be honest, it's not like Scott does at this point either. But, she's right. He cares for everyone else. He doesn't know who he's going to tell first about his dark heart - who he could even talk to - or if he's going to say anything to anyone. If he told Stiles, he'd have to go into why and he can't do that. He can't tell his mom. She'd worry for days on end. She worries enough.

He looks down then, picking at his salad. ]

I'm glad you came to live with us. [ Face it, he'd worry about her, too. Let's be honest... Setting down his fork, he takes her hand. The salad is a lost cause now. ] What happened -- it doesn't matter. And it doesn't change anything. We're still friends. We were - are friends.

[ Real friends. He would protect her with his life. He promised her this. He also promised her if she was going to give in to her powers - he'd be right there to prevent whatever could go down. He still means it.]