His hand rubbed along her back, comforting her. "You never have to ask.. I will always look out for you. Just as we know that I will always love you." He had said that important word once before. At the moment of climax in the shower, when he had released.. he had said he loved her. But he thought he should say it again, wso she didn't think it was just something said in the heat of the moment.
He pulled away slightly, so they could walk together to her room. "I know. It's.. it's a very big.. change. But we can face it together. Or at least try to. You don't have to do this alone."