She finds it just so adorable when this little child giggled, she couldn't help it. She came close and swooped her into a hug, lifting her feet from and ground and swirling around a bit, her pony-tail swishing smoothly along with the movement. "Your adorable!" She meant it like in a cute fluffy kitten way.

Riley giggles, "Thanks." He says in response to the compliment, not exactly sure how to respond otherwise. His face heats up, and he doesn't want Austyn teasing him about that - goodness, Austyn teases and bothers you about everything - so he rests his head on Shade's chest.

She giggles again and hugs her back.

For a second he has no idea what to do when Riley rests his head to his chest...but then he just gently puts one arm around his shoulders and uses his free hand to stroke his hair gently. He realizes that his heart isn't at a normal pace...it's faster.

After a few moments she gingerly lowers Rhia's feet down as an offer to put her down again.

She smiles up at her.

"You like that?" She asks the smaller girl.

She nods, grinning.

She smirks. "Well then~" She lifts her up again and spins. "Good to know, I'll have to do this more often."

Austyn backs away slightly from the two, giving them some space. He knew he shouldn't ruin the moment, and he was trying not to. He didn't want to say something he'd regret, so Austyn backed away.

Riley doens't know how to respond as he had never been in this situation before.