[ To be honest, he isn't sure if she is going to sock him again when he draws near, but he just can't stand to be so close to her at last and not be touching her. She remembers, just as he does, and she has felt so keenly their separation, just as he has. Still, it lifts his heart to hear her utter those words to him, the ones that mean more than any other to him in the whole wide world. ]
I love you, too.
[ He replies between sobs, his shoulders trembling, while Pea wriggles her way into their laps, eager at last to be reunited with her family.
He huffs another laugh at her threat, before dipping down to nuzzle his nose to her own. It may have only been a few months, hardly long at all in the grand scheme of things, but to him, it feels like it's been an eternity since they've touched, since they've kissed. Oh, how he's missed her... ]
I'm not going anywhere, sweetheart.
[ Not that he probably even could go back to Eos of his own volition, but that is a question for another time, another place. All that matters right now is holding tightly to her, and leaning down to press an eager kiss to her lips. ]
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I love you, too.
[ He replies between sobs, his shoulders trembling, while Pea wriggles her way into their laps, eager at last to be reunited with her family.
He huffs another laugh at her threat, before dipping down to nuzzle his nose to her own. It may have only been a few months, hardly long at all in the grand scheme of things, but to him, it feels like it's been an eternity since they've touched, since they've kissed. Oh, how he's missed her... ]
I'm not going anywhere, sweetheart.
[ Not that he probably even could go back to Eos of his own volition, but that is a question for another time, another place. All that matters right now is holding tightly to her, and leaning down to press an eager kiss to her lips. ]