Laughing breathlessly when he rolls her so that she's on top of him, Alex just leans down and kisses him once more, shoving aside the curtain of her hair so that she can watch him below her. "I love you." The words come again, lightly, happily, burning back some of the darkness in their lives as Alex starts to move slowly against him.

Her hands rest on his chest, using him for balance as she sets a slow and easy pace, not gentle exactly, but as soft and loving as the moment is around them. Alex Reagan is claiming this moment for them with her softness, with the fact that she's not starting frenzied.