[Honestly Johnny has been receiving a whole lot of affection from his students lately and there is a part of his brain that doesn't know how to handle it. He feels that he doesn't deserve it after everything he's done to screw up his life and the life of his son. Of all the people around him. He fights it off briefly because he is absolutely trying his best not too be that person anymore and for the most part he thinks he's doing okay at best at it. But he knows there are still points when his sludgy behavior sinks through.

...But this. He really hadn't expected Gideon to come at him like this. He doesn't know that she was there to witness what happened with Willow. So... He can't help but wonder if John was as bad as he seemed or maybe even worse.

He takes the hug like a champ but there's an awkward moment where he sort of fidgets before he finally let's his arms wrap around Gideon to return it, and give her a light pat on the back too.]

Right... Well.

You are in for a fuckin' treat then. LaRusso might cry about them but these are the best damn meal you could ask for where I'm from.

[They are not that. But he liked them.

He also... Doesn't really make an effort to move or shift Gideon off of him. He just wanted her to know he was there for her.]