The grin makes something... light fill his chest. A warm sappy feeling he really isn't familiar with at all, a little scary but nice all the same. His smile is interrupted briefly when he remembers the cat is still on him and, instead of letting it have its way this time, he picks it up into his lap so he can lean forward easier. Reach out and... he hesitates, uncertain what to do before he carefully brushes her hair aside.

"Me too."

And he is. He really is. If the way he hugged her and wouldn't leave her side when she arrived is any indication. He's scared for her but Rinoa managed to keep up with trained mercenaries in their fight to save the world, even if she got into trouble a lot, needed Squall's help a lot. She's has the strength to have his back and, for once, he's willing to rely on that.