[Her immediate reaction is to try and console him, even though she knows he doesn't need it. The Genji in her arms has made peace with who he was- and he did it without her.]

I wanted you to be happy. I really did. [There's a part of her, she thinks, that's always going to feel guilty that she didn't do enough... not as a doctor, but as someone who cared.] I never would have said that.

[She had already dangerously toed that line with the Blackwatch situation... it's actually surprising that nothing ever came of that besides rumors.

There is something about it that does get her heart pounding, yes, but forbidden romances always sound better in books. She shakes her head and smiles, taking his face in her hands.]

Ah, I'm sorry for the ruining the mood... [The kiss that follows is hot and long, only broken when she needs to breathe. She takes in a few deep breaths, her nose bumping against his as she savors the closeness.]

Let me make it up to you. [The mirth is back in her voice as she suddenly rolls them over, pinning him down underneath her. She sweeps her hair out of her face before she straddles him, a triumphant look in her eye.] Since you were enjoying me so much...