<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">Cameron stroked her cheek with his thumb, meeting her eyes as she relaxed.  For once -- for the first time in a very long time, he allowed himself to say what he was thinking, what he really and truly wanted to say.<br/>
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"Bright heart -- dearest Gwen -- the best way I know of to ward your dreams is to ensure that I am in them."<br/>
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Then  -- with a swift intake of breath commend himself to a Higher Power in the hopest that he was not making the most collosol mistake of his life -- Cameron closed the scant distance between them and pressed his lips to hers.</span></span>