Meeting the Kids

She didn't know what it was, and why it was, but seeing that small figure standing upright at the side of his mother's coffin hit Kay in such a way that she never thought possible.

The girl, Lianne, was crying silently and holding onto a broken piece of comb - and although the sight was truly heartwrenching, it was the sight of Joseph that hit her harder. 

Perhaps it was the fact that he was obviously mourning and in pain, yet he was standing up straight and trying to be strong. Strong for his sister, who appeared to be breaking down. 

Kay was used to guys who were strong but they had been trained from young: Ali and Xing Han were heirs to a multinational company. Even Sam, who may have been a 'commoner' but he was a genius and an only child - so his temperament was different.

You don't even need to mention Kyle, who was an old soul.

But this?