[ She hums, sharp and amused. ]

You have learnt a thing or two about me, this past century.

[ Those hands wander up and behind his collar. ]

Those messages were why I'd come, though. You hadn't outright ignored me for quite so long. I was upset-- but a bit worried, as well. [ Idly, she brushes a thumb along the exposed skin at the nape of his neck. ] Moreso, once I saw you... and so, I kept coming back, dreading that you'd leave me for good.