Grateful that he'd actually said it back, she leaned in and kissed him back gently. Her hands kept brushing over his cheek, and she found herself kissing him again lightly because once she stopped she didn't know if she could stop. Maria didn't mind being clung to, they both kind of deserved it. And she was doing some clinging of her own. Her arms tightened around him and she drew back, pressing her face into his neck again. "I won't leave you.. ever again. I promise."