She pressed her cheek against his palm, a smile lingering there. The man before her was the man she had fallen in love with, the man she loved with her whole being. In a way, it did almost seem too good to be true. All she had ever wanted was him, and here he was, himself, not looking on her with such negative emotions, but with love.

For now... For now she did want to linger in that, to be selfish. Didn't she deserve at least that? "It's because my love for you grows daily in turn."