“I’m glad you see it that way.” She crawled onto his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. “But you are not claiming me on this shuttle.”
He laughed. “Wouldn’t dream of it. We both deserve endless days of only each other. I just want to kiss my mate and let her taste soothe me until we’re back on my ship.”
Rather than clutter the moment with words, she filled his mind with love and pressed her mouth to his.