[Genuine smiles are so good... it's infectious enough that he returns it a bit. Although it's sad to think that he couldn't even choose his own books, this is a bit flustering.]
C'mon, you don't have to thank me that much.
[But that's only because of how much he went through before this point, isn't it? It all meant a great deal... and he was pretty scared of him before... but he really feels that he cares about him now. He hopes he keeps smiling like that. It moves him a bit, but he's not going to be spontaneous about this when there's a cat on him.]
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C'mon, you don't have to thank me that much.
[But that's only because of how much he went through before this point, isn't it? It all meant a great deal... and he was pretty scared of him before... but he really feels that he cares about him now. He hopes he keeps smiling like that. It moves him a bit, but he's not going to be spontaneous about this when there's a cat on him.]
How about a hug instead?