He was pleasantly surprised by the fact that she kissed him. There would be a lot of affection between them, it seemed, if this kept up. Not that it bothered him one bit. He kissed her back and then pulled back with a smile, looking down at her with his warm gaze. "You don't need to thank me," he said softly. "You are most welcome, nevertheless." He took her hand and kissed it, then said, "What say you to getting these plans underway? We only have two weeks." Only two weeks and it was already happening. Of course, it was going to happen sooner if he had his way, but her mother wanted to see her daughter wed and he could not begrudge her that.