"I know you do."

He smiles, sifting his fingers through her hair, tucking the strands behind her ear.

"And I love you."

Leaning in, he presses his lips to hers in a more lingering kiss, his hand on her back lightly fisting the fabric of her clothes. God, it's driving him crazy how much he's missed her, this, and how intensely he feels it now that she's here, with him again.