Elisabeth's cheeks flushed pink, leaning her face into his hold as she smiled back at him, nodding slowly. She could have spouted some boastful comment about how much of a gain it was, tease him about it, but she was too content to bother with such jokes.
She barked a laugh, rubbing at her forehead with her free hand (as the other was still securely about his neck. She briefly squinted her eyes as they adjusted to the new level of light, explaining, "I love you, you know that? And not the I've-suddenly-fallen-in-love-with-you-let's-start-dating-and-never-part love, but...Jesus, I just really needed to hear that, yeah? Thank you, Sam." She kissed him, pulling his lips into her mouth and gently sucking on them. She only broke it to murmur, "'Course, you look damn good too," before dragging the kiss out until someone would surface for air.