Jo gaped for a minute. If she had been expecting anything, she hadn't been expecting that. It took her a little bit to realize that she probably should be saying something right about now.
She closed the distance between them and stood on her tiptoes, her lips brushing against his.
"I love you too," she murmured.
She smiled up at him.
"And by the way? A whole lot more effective than that 'last night on Earth' speech," she teased gently.