[ as soon as her hands reach his face, the melancholy recedes. he looks deeply in her gold eyes and lets their warmth seep in and fill everything. he holds her arm, keeps her waist in his grip and resists the urge to kiss her breathless just so he can speak. ]

I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure it does, so long as you still want me. You turned my whole world around. [ he kisses the corner of her mouth and murmurs close. ] Let's go adventurin', you and me. When we get tired, we'll settle down anywhere you like. That'll be home enough for me.