Conscious thought slowly returned to Harry as his breathing returned gradually to normal. He hadn't opened his eyes yet, but he heard her voice and felt her hands. His mouth curved up into a smile against her skin, and he curled one of his arms tighter around her.
"Mm," he murmured in agreement, feeling the sound vibrate back at him from the warmth of her neck. He loved her too, but it still felt weird to say it as freely as she did. Not that he minded her saying it, but it didn't come anywhere near as naturally to him. It wasn't just the words 'I love you', it was all of her verbal expressions of affection, which seemed to come so easily to her lips, in a way that they just... didn't.