“You were frightened.”
Her eyes open immediately.
“You scared me so much.”
“I know, I’m sorry, my love. You scared me, too.”
That earns me a confused look.
I smile weakly.
“When I felt your grief, I thought perhaps you no longer wanted me.”
Her mouth falls open.
“What?!”
“I have very little experience in relationships.”
She stares.
“Desmond.”
“Yes, Myrrin?”
“You crossed dimensions and fought cosmic horrors to get back here.”
“Obviously.”
“And somehow your conclusion was that I dumped you?”
I hesitate.
“Perhaps.”
She laughs.
Actually laughs.
Through her tears.
And the sound is so beautiful I nearly cry again.
“Oh my God.”
“What?”
“You are insane.”
I smile.
“So I've been told.”
She cups my face and kisses me softly.
“But if you’re crazy, then I am too. I love you, Desmond.”
Everything inside me stops.