He said that she was like a friend when she was younger but now is different so yeah, he sees her as a wamen now.
to be fair he only met her briefly as a child. so he didnt see her grow up or anything. I think that helps with the romantic feelings.
it might feel a little weird but he didn't like her romantically as a child.
plus he didn't really remember her anyway. he only remembered that he met someone before and he'd like to meet them again.
thats what i talking about if i was 9 and had a crush on a man 9 years older that me it was a crush on Justin biber or Chris brown like u know the shit that would be forgotten later on but this turned into a whole entire relationship and she fell in love at 9 and married the person at 18! (⊙…⊙ )
I'm not saying the whole age gap thing is bad per se. Lots of people have similar age gaps, and still have fulfilling relationships. My only gripe is that he knew her when she was nine...In my case, if I saw her as a child, I don't think I could see her romantically later on. Those memories of her as a child would still be present in my mind, at the time he probably saw her as a little sister or simply a little girl he saved. But hey, if he can forget all about how she was a little kid when they met, go for it, I guess.