He scratched her back gently and slowly through her thin undershirt, appreciating how she felt with so few layers between them. When she reached beneath his shirt he simply discarded it, allowing them to press together all the closer. "The huntsmen... I don't think we need to worry too much about them, aside from making it a point to find and neutralize them. If they're working with the Vanguard, all we have to do is eliminate them as a factor." He shrugged lightly. "It's something I could have, and would eventually, have done anyway, even if they had nothing to do with anything."<br/><br/>He nudged her forehead and tilted her head up a little so he could close in and kiss her on the lips, a soft kiss, but sweet and full of warmth. "I love you, Malia," he said softly when it broke. "Call me crazy, but I'm starting to have a bit of hope for this all to work out."