He pressed a kiss into the hinge of her neck and shoulder. His arms and chest curved to enfold her.

"I'd put you into every good moment in my life," he said. "But that's not taking advance of how we get to move forward."

Move forward… justify… make it worth it…

No, that's not doing it either. But that was the why behind both these places—Neojedha, the Massassi temple. Give people a moment to be safe, and to breathe, and be defended.

God it's been a long time since her body was pressed to his.