[He was always better with words than she was, the sentences falling off his lips like poetry, lovingly putting together all her terms in a way that lets her know he understands. That he's here for her, really here, and she leans into his touch as he gives it, thinking of the time they've spent apart, thinking of all the moments spent looking at old photographs and knowing she'd never see him again.
Well, knowing and doing are two very, very separate things.]
I'm grateful for you. always.
[She can tell he's a little apprehensive, testing her boundaries, never taking without proper procedure, but she can't help herself as soon as he's closer, and she runs her hand up the side of his face, feeling the familiar ridges and movements to cup his chin.]
I love you too, Thane.
[And she pulls him in this time, just like others known back in her ship, back in the stars, and still they meet again for a precious few moments in a space they both have wanted to find again as soon as they were separated from it.]
I DO!!!!
Well, knowing and doing are two very, very separate things.]
I'm grateful for you. always.
[She can tell he's a little apprehensive, testing her boundaries, never taking without proper procedure, but she can't help herself as soon as he's closer, and she runs her hand up the side of his face, feeling the familiar ridges and movements to cup his chin.]
I love you too, Thane.
[And she pulls him in this time, just like others known back in her ship, back in the stars, and still they meet again for a precious few moments in a space they both have wanted to find again as soon as they were separated from it.]