[Somehow that's the only answer, the perfect answer. He couldn't have said it on Bespin-- couldn't, though it was just as obvious then as it is now, as it has been since Hoth, since before that. It had meant everything for her to say it, but saying it back just then would have been too much. It would have cracked the fragile calm of the moment, and all of them needed to maintain it if any of them were to get out alive.
But here they are, out of danger for the moment, with no reason to keep it to themselves. His grin widens a little at her response, just for a flash before her lips meet his, and then there's no need for words at all; the way he holds her close says volumes.]
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But here they are, out of danger for the moment, with no reason to keep it to themselves. His grin widens a little at her response, just for a flash before her lips meet his, and then there's no need for words at all; the way he holds her close says volumes.]