"Are you done yet?" You called out to Jesse who was in the refresher, he had instructed you to wait outside and keep your eyes closed until he told you to open them. It had already been 15 minutes, and he was still in there.
- After a few more minutes of waiting, you finally hear the sound of the door opening, he steps out and walks toward you. Your eyes still firmly squeezed shut as a smile creeps across your face, waiting for him to say that you can look.
"Okay Y/N, you can look now," he whispered, taking your hand in his as he pulled you to a standing position. Opening your eyes, you gaze up and down his body, looking at the new armor he was wearing, fresh coats of paint on certain parts that he customized himself. It was his arc trooper armor, - you heard he got promoted, but you hadn't seen or asked him about his armor.
"So what do you think?" He said flexing and stretching out parts of his body to show you the whole thing. His silly movements and grinning face made you giggle.
"I love it, — almost as much as I love you." Placing your hands on his chest plate you lean close bumping your nose against his as your lips gently brushed against each other, your eyes looking deep into one another. Tilting his head to the side, he's able to kiss you, soft lips molding around one another before his hands come up to cup your face. Your fingertips dance up his chest plate until they reach his neck, gently scraping your fingernails over the skin above his collar makes him whimper into your mouth, melting into your embrace.
As you pulled away his lips instinctively chased yours snatching them back for just a brief moment before allowing them to escape his reach.
"I'm proud of you," you whispered, running your fingers along the stubble on his face, "Is everything okay?"
He looks down to the ground, purposely avoiding your gaze as he tries to think of his answer, "Honestly...I'm worried about what this means — for us."
"Jesse," you said with comfort, lifting his chin with your finger, now looking into his eyes, they dart around some, unsure if they can look at you without freeing the tears swelling inside. "Jesse, we have made it this far, we will find a way to still be together. Even if you'll be off-world more, I promise I'll do whatever I can to find a way to be with you."
A mixture of sadness and happiness rises out of him, releasing the tears that had built up in the corner of his eyes, spilling out and running down the sides of his face. He closed his eyes as your hand stroked his face, brushing away the tears before peppering him in kisses.
"I love you Y/N," he said as his voice shuddered, still not over the pain he felt in his chest after allowing his emotions to surface.
You gladly take him up on his offer, helping him remove every piece, setting them down on the ground in a neat pile next to your bed. Grabbing your hand, he leads you into your bed, pulling off his shirt as he scooted into the bed and covered his legs with the blankets. Snuggling up to his now bare chest, you close your eyes and let out a deep breath, drawing symbols on his skin as his arms wrapped around you. Whispering sweet things to you while his hands rubbed up and down your back. There was nowhere you’d rather be than right here with him, loving and caring for him, making him feel loved and accepted.