//I've missed you, too,// he admitted, closing his eyes and returning the kiss in much the same way. //I miss a lot of things. Here is so... quiet. But you, most of all.//

Her visits. Her kisses. Being able to feel her nearby, as well. Knowing that she was still alive and well helped, but there was a same hollowed-out space in his senses where she belonged. It was unsettling.