Jason smiled at the sentiment Alicia told him. “You make things seem better, too. I understand that we don’t live in a fun world. We’re surrounded by death, the threat of death, and horrible things walking the Earth, other people included. I understand that things will never get back to the way they were. I don’t expect it to ever be that way again. What I do expect, however, is to make the most of it. To do that, I need you in my life. You’re my wife, you’re my best friend, and you are my entire world.”<br/><br/>Love was swelling in his chest right now. The love for Alicia was stronger than anything he ever felt before. “I love you so much, Alicia. I’m truly honored to call you my wife. I look forward to what the rest of our life holds. I believe we’ll still live it out fully. Long lives, and we’ll be happy.” Nobody else believed happiness was possible, but these two did. Just one look around proved that their optimism was unmatched by anyone else. Alicia kept him going, kept him strong. Without her, Jason would have been an absolute mess. The female was such a godsend.<br/><br/>“So, I think we should get some rest. We’ll sleep for the night, and tomorrow, we’ll try again. We’ll move forward.” Tilting his head at the girl, Jason could not help himself from stealing another kiss. This particular kiss lasted a few seconds longer than the others, his tongue gently massaging both her upper and lower lip. When he pulled away from the kiss, Jason slowly pulled himself down onto the bed, kicking off his shoes. Once settled underneath the covers, he opened up one side, tugging his wife down beside him as well, intending to get nice and close with her.<br/><br/>Once the girl was tugged down onto the bed, Jason pulled the female’s back against his chest. One of his arms wrapped over Alicia’s waist, resting on her abdomen. The other wrapped around underneath her neck. Now, not only did she have a pillow for support, but she had his arm and his chest. Even if this position meant his arm would likely fall asleep when he woke up, that did not matter. This was easily his favorite cuddling position. Before closing his eyes, Jason leaned down for another kiss, because he could never get enough of her lips.<br/><br/>“I love you, Alicia. You’re the best thing that ever happened to me. I’d be nothing without you. I can’t have a life without you in it. I love you so much. Sleep well, my Princess. Tomorrow, things will get better. I know they will.” There was a difference between getting better and being like normal again. Jason knew the latter was impossible, but the former was not. He was sick and tired of seeing everyone act like there was no point in continuing, that things would get worse. He chose to believe differently, and this woman was the only reason why he could.<br/><br/>His eyes finally slipped close with Alicia against him. The comfortable bed and cuddling position helped lure him into a slumber in record time. Sleep did not always come easy these days but Alicia made it feel impossible to not get some rest. That was quite a special feat. He stayed asleep all night long, only waking up the next morning when the sun started to peak inside the room, to notify them that it was morning, and it was time to get moving.