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The hesitation skips a beat of his heart. For a moment, he shares in Lex's doubt. Expect the thoughts that plague his mind aren't of the things she'd done but of the answer she's yet to give. Maybe, he thinks, that the location wasn't right, or the words he'd used not good enough to explain how much he wanted her - how much she meant to him.

Silence, he can't escape it or the thoughts that continue to whelm. It's a storm that grows louder and fierce in the second that stretches on for an eternity. Just because she loves him doesn't mean the answer is yes. But part of Killian knows, a deep, emotional piece seen only by her, is aware of the truth.

There is only one answer.

"Yes, of course, forever Killian."

The typhoon inside him breaks at the words. It's like someone's reached inside a Togepi's shell and pulled out all the joy. As if they filled a needle with happiness and shot it straight into his veins. Baby blues shine like diamonds up at her, a smile so intense the sun behind him pales in comparison paints his face.

He reaches for her hand with a delicate touch. Holding it, he takes the time to feel between her fingers, tease the cracks that now belong to him and only him. Slipped onto her ring finger, the engagement ring acts as a seal. A pact.

A promise.

One he reinforces with a kiss as he stands. Hands slide down her arms to her waist, gripping tight, he pulls her close and connects their lips. Never mind the tears and how they stain her lips with a salty taste. He'd drink the ocean for her if that's what it took to embrace her.

The kiss is long, deep, and filled with a passion that burns anxiety into hunger. Though Killian doesn't want to, though she'll try to stop him - he breaks away to ask another question.

"The city, would you like to go? To...our place?"

Alexandra Briarwood