“I was born for you,“ I said simply, and held out my arms to him.
“Ye know,” he observed, letting go at last, “you’ve never said it.”
“I have. The day after we came. I said I wanted you more than anything.”
“And I said that loving and wanting weren’t necessarily the same thing,” I countered.
He laughed. “Perhaps you’re right, Sassenach.” He smoothed the hair from my face and kissed my brow. “I wanted ye from the first I saw ye—but I loved ye when you wept in my arms and let me comfort you, that first time at Leoch.”
The sun sank below the line of black pines, and the first stars of the evening came out. It was mid-November, and the evening air was cold, though the days still kept fine. Standing on the opposite side of the fence, Jamie bent his head, putting his forehead against mine.
“Of what, my Sassenach?” The darkness was rolling in over the fields, filling the land and rising up to meet the night. The light of the new crescent moon marked the ridges of brow and nose, crossing his face with light.
“I’m afraid if I start I shall never stop.”
He cast a glance at the horizon, where the sickle moon hung low and rising. “It’s nearly winter, and the nights are long, mo duinne” He leaned across the fence, reaching and I stepped into his arms, feeling the heat of his body and the beat of his heart.
I love this J&C moment because of how much Jamie admits to when he really had feelings for Claire and how in the book it’s a nervous feeling for both to say how they love each other. It’s such a beautiful and tender moment.
Favorite J&C Moment Season 1: Ep Lallybroch Countdown to Season 4 Day 12
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