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[prydeful]

She's stretched out on her back on the grass, gingerly touching her lip--Faith split it, and bruised...more places than she wants to think of--and feeling rather content as she waits for Edmund, absently licking a bit of blood away from the tear after she lowers her hand.

Bruised, but not all that badly, if in many places, and even those don't really hurt.

It's satisfying, and nice out, and she's happy to just look up at the stars.

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[iustus_rex]

"Well," he says, still smiling.

"I love you."

[prydeful]

Kitty doesn't open her eyes, just smiles.

"I wish I knew how to show you how much I like hearing that."

[iustus_rex]

"You'll find a way somehow, I'm sure."

He is, as he catches her under the chin and tips her face up gently, kissing her softly.

[prydeful]

She smiles again, against his mouth, as she returns the kiss, and holds him a little more tightly for a moment before her arms relax, nibbling his lower lip before pulling away.

"It makes me more than happy. It makes me perfectly content." Quietly.

[iustus_rex]

"Funny, how some people rate contentment above happiness, and others the opposite," he says softly.

"I just know that I love you."

[prydeful]

"How much?" Same teasing tone she used the last time she asked him this.

[iustus_rex]

"Enough that I would be happy and content, and more than either, just to know that you'd let me tell you I love you, whenever I wanted."

[prydeful]

She gnaws her lip thoughtfully. "I think I could do that, if you really wanted."

[iustus_rex]

"I think I would be pleased if you would, yes."

He smiles, and reaches up, catching her lip with the tip of his finger, pulling it away from her teeth, and then lowering his hand and pressing a very light kiss to her lips.

[prydeful]

She deepens it a little, but only a little, before replying, "Then I will. For as long as you want to say it."

[iustus_rex]

"Let's see, then," he says, smiling against her lips.

"... love you, Kitty."

[prydeful]

She smiles and kisses him again.

"Love you back. For...quite possibly ever, actually." She nods, after thinking for a moment, pressing a kiss to his shoulder. "Forever sounds good, yes."

[iustus_rex]

"It sounds very good indeed, yes."

He smiles, softly, a private sort of smile, with his arms wrapped around her and his face pressed against her hair.

They're not swimming, not really. Just standing there, together, and for a long timeless time, it's enough.

[prydeful]

She sighs, after a while, and kisses his shoulder again, then his neck, up to his forehead before, quietly, "We should go in. It's late. And I think you wanted a nap."

[iustus_rex]

"We should, yes. It is, and I did, and... well, it was quieter tonight than I expected, really, but if we stay out here much longer Derry's likely to wake up anyway."

Edmund smiles a little, ruefully, and pulls away enough so that they can wade back to shore.

He dries off, more or less, with his shirt. Clothing doesn't easily slide on over wet skin, after all.

[prydeful]

Kitty watches him, for a few moments, then sighs and dries herself best she can with her own shirt, slipping underwear, slacks and the damp top on afterwards, but only picking up her shoes.

"Thank you. For swimming with me." She slips her necklace back on, glancing at him. "It was fun."

[iustus_rex]

He smiles at her, quietly, picking up his own shoes and socks, and holds out a hand to her.

"It was, yes. Thanks for inviting me, love."

[prydeful]

It is, most likely, not surprising at all that she takes his hand.

"Well, I thought about asking your brother, but figured doing so just to find out if someone can die of blushing, even if they're already dead, would probably be cruel." More seriously, "And I'd rather go with you, anyway. And always will."

[iustus_rex]

"I'm sure that's a relief for all parties concerned," he says, amused, before leaning over and kissing the corner of her mouth.

"I can't think of anyone else I know right now who could have convinced me to go swimming at this hour of the night, besides."

[prydeful]

"And naked, too. You're becoming quite wild, milord." She grins, mischievously, and when she mimics him and leans in, it's not a kiss to the corner of his mouth, or a light one, but a very full one, before she pulls back. "Let's go check on Lockheed and Derry, then?"

[iustus_rex]

He chuckles, softly.

"Yes, well, it's hardly the first time I've done that... but you're right, we should."

[prydeful]

"I'm not entirely surprised." She rolls her eyes a bit before they begin to walk in.

And Derry is, in fact, awake, though the slightly drunk, to Edmund's horror, though not, Kitty points out, to badly so, dragon seems to be amusing her very well. Still, she reaches her arms out, when they enter, and Kitty picks her up, already starting to hum, as she points Edmund towards the bed.

Lockheed goes to up his state from slightly drunk to completely smashed, as Kitty sits in a rocking chair, still humming, and kisses Derry's hair.

And Derry sighs contentedly.