He nodded and meet her gaze, his lips curling in a smile but also trembling as he found himself unable to deny the truth he saw within those eyes and heard in her voice.  He leaned closer and kissed her then, pressing his lips to her own deeply and hugging her close and tight to his body.  As he drew back, his forehead touched her own and his lips brushed hers as he whispered  "I know I must share you, but perhaps... perhaps it does lie within my power to make us both forget about everyone else while we're alone."