[ He grins into her kiss, because it’s way more gratitude than he deserves for essentially breaking into a storage shed. But he gets it. They’ve been apart more than he ever wanted to be after he swore those days were behind them. ]

It’s not much, but it is the one room that doesn’t look like it belongs in a palace.

[ He should have grabbed some actual chairs too, but if they use it again he can probably manage to dig up something.

They should use their time wisely, he just can’t help it when his thoughts stray whenever he sees her. If she wasn’t around he wouldn’t be dealing with this nearly as well, and it’s still been hard. ]

I missed you. [ If that wasn’t obvious. He smiles and takes a breath to break any tension he’s been holding. ] How are they treating you, really? Because I don’t know about you, but I’m running out of fake errands to send my assistants on.