Shionne felt herself catch her breath just at their intimate closeness, her smile warming by a hundred fold, "Alphen.." she uttered his name with as much affectionate and love she could feel in that moment - and every moment with him, her body relaxed into his as she leaned her head against his, "Does... does it feel the same for you?..being with me..after everything I put you through...?"

And he put up with A LOT. She remembered how horrible she was to him at first- albeit it didn't last long. Still, she felt awful about the times she pushed him away, even if there was good reason for it. In her opinion.