[For a second he's kind of concerned about the whole neck-tucking thing. And then her words reach his ears and he's kind of...overwhelmed for a couple of seconds. Not just because she said it - she's told him that before, obviously - but because the situation has hit him all over again. What's waiting for them, what they have here. How he went for eight months without this, and it's been even longer for her.
When he speaks, his voice is hoarse from more than just desire] I love you too, Annabeth. [He closes his eyes and moves in closer, focusing on the feeling of her arms around him. He's barely aware of the next words leaving his mouth, whispered almost inaudibly] Never again.
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When he speaks, his voice is hoarse from more than just desire] I love you too, Annabeth. [He closes his eyes and moves in closer, focusing on the feeling of her arms around him. He's barely aware of the next words leaving his mouth, whispered almost inaudibly] Never again.