Seaside Appreciation

He agreed with her and she could feel the smile on his maw. Again, the thought entered Io's head. They were so easy together. This was all so natural. It took zero effort to show Roan affection. She wanted to. She needed to be sweet to him. She needed to see him smile, to hear him laugh. Right at that moment, his happiness was her ultimate goal in life. It seemed that her happiness was his goal as well.

Roan pulled her close. She thought that he simply wanted to be closer to her, which she didn't mind one bit. When he whispered in her ear, however, the small woman's heart ran rampant in her chest. Chartreuse eyes closed and she pressed herself against him, returning the embrace. It was difficult to find her voice at first due to the overwhelming monsoon of emotion, but she managed. "Roan, I..." she started, having to swallow that emotion down. "I love you too." She'd recognized it, but saying it aloud for the first time really hammered it home. Though they were so new, Roan had shown her his love and affection from the start. He proved each day that he truly wanted to be with her. Bringing him here, taking the time to feed him well, that was one of her ways of showing him that she really wanted to be here too.

A gentle laugh bubbled up in Iolaire and she pressed her forehead against him. She was... happy. Genuinely happy. Love was something that she had always wanted in life. The cards never seemed to fall in her favor. This time, however, she'd been dealt a royal flush.