She had become used to being held close while she and Cassian slept, but this was something remarkably different. Jyn felt wanted in a way that she had never known before.

And although she could have felt like she was lacking in some way because of her inexperience, Jyn felt anything but as she was urged all the closer still (there wasn't much closer she could get) and kissed over and over and over again until she was breathless and almost mindless as she restlessly rocked her hips against his, her fingers drifting, exploring the expanse of his back.

Despite that restlessness, she felt that if things didn't go any further than this, she'd be perfectly content. Hazy and unfocused, she held what little breath her body contained as she waited for Cassian to speak ... but he never did. After the third time, she took it upon herself to speak instead, her voice soft and low -

"I love you, you know."

Honestly and truly, and with everything that she was, more than she ever thought she could care about another person, more than she ever thought she would find in her life, despite all the reasons that the pair of them shouldn't be together.