More tears fell even as she closed her eyes. Her heart pounded faster, the lump tightening as she saw what he showed her. How he was able to put his feelings into images was beyond her, but she was glad he did. There was something about him, something that made her feel safe, that filled a space that had been empty in her for as long as she could remember. Lifting her other hand, Kai gently gripped his short hair as her shoulders started shaking with soft sobs.<br/><br/>How? How had this happened? And in just a matter of days nonetheless. He loved her and...she wasn't sure she could call what she felt for him love. Not yet anyway; she still needed a little more time to figure that out.<br/><br/>When he finally spoke, she smiled some. Taking her hand from his, she wiped away a few tears, more replacing them instantly. "You sappy old man," she teased, her voice soft and cracking. Maybe it had been fate that made her follow him there because maybe....maybe he really was who she was supposed to be with....