Eileen raised her head to kiss his cheek. She could feel emotions welling up inside her at his words. For so long she had been nervous, afraid he didn't feel about her the way she did about him. Hearing him say that he did, that she was important to him, was deeply moving. It pushed even the thought of Alessa's news out of her mind.
"I don't know what my life would be like either. I... you're very important to me. But like you said-- I'm not going anywhere."