When Jack was done, he patted Miranda's ass, and she got up to make room for Naoko.
Naoko practically jumped onto his lap and mounted him enthusiastically before leaning in to kiss him fervently. However, despite her outwardly enthusiastic actions, he could sense her trepidation over their connection.
When he enabled his soul bond sense, he learned that she was receptive but also reluctant. So he paid special attention to her soul as he pulled her close.
He could feel some resistance as he pulled her closer, but it wasn't because she didn't want the soul hug, but because she didn't think she was worthy of it.
He knew the way her family had treated her had negatively affected her, but hadn't expected it to be this severe.
He didn't want to force it, so instead of trying to pull her in, he pushed a strong sense of invitation to her soul, wanting her to know that he welcomed her to him.
