A/N: This chapter is much lighter and less awkward than the last one. I still have no idea where I was going with that one. I had to introduce Renee somehow, but that was a bad way to do it.

I awoke from a deep sleep to the front door creaking open. I smiled, turning over to face the door to the room. I could tell by the weight of the footsteps on the stairs that it was Connor.

He snuck into the room, not noticing that I was awake. He pushed his hood down and looked out the window. I took this opportunity to surprise him.

I sat up on the bed and put my feet on the floor gently so he wouldn't hear me. I walked over to him silently and rested my head on his shoulder. He looked at me with a surprised expression.

"Hey Connor," I said quietly. "It's late," he reported, "You should get back to bed." I ignored his comment, holding one of his hands in both of mine. "I missed you," I muttered sadly. He leaned against the window frame and pulled me to his chest, holding me in his strong arms. He kissed my forehead and whispered, "I missed you too, Mag."

Connor's lips grazed against mine lightly. I wrapped my arms around the back of his neck, bringing him closer to me. I melted into the kiss, becoming jelly in his arms.

I pulled back slightly, just enough to look into his eyes. I pondered for a second, trying to collect my thoughts into a single sentence. He looked back at me with slight confusion on his face.

It was a minute or two before I spoke. "I…I think I love you, Connor." He glared at me before he blinked softly and responded, "I think I love you too, Magaska." I smiled and pulled his face back to mine, our lips meeting in a passionate kiss. His tongue slid along mine as I lost connection to the physical world, everything but him. Gods, I love how he makes me feel.

My brain snapped back into this universe when I felt my back against the cold windowpane with Connor holding me there. I pulled my face away to gaze into his eyes and I could see the hunger in them. I knew what he and I both wanted, but I chose to deny it. It's too soon, I thought.

I began, "Connor, I-" He cut off my sentence with a kiss, and I lost all traces of the thought. His hands held onto my hips, and the thought came back.

I tried to wriggle away, but it was useless. "Connor." My voice trembled. "Connor, stop." It took him a second to realize what I was saying, but when he did, he backed away a couple feet. "I'm sorry, Mag," he muttered. "I-I couldn't control myself."

I stepped towards Connor, stroking his cheek. "It's okay," I whispered, kissing him lightly. He held my face against his for a few seconds then pulled away. The grandfather clock downstairs struck three. "You should be getting back to bed," he advised.

He turned to the fireplace, noticing that the fire had died down, and it was getting cold in the room again. I shivered slightly, and Connor noticed. "I'll go get more firewood," he said, walking out of the room and down the stairs. I walked to the bed and laid back down.

I heard him come back up the stairs. Connor tossed a log into the fireplace and it crackled and started to burn. He unbuckled his weapons and let them drop to the floor carelessly, then unbuttoned his shirt and shrugged it off. I stared at him, his skin glistening in the moonlight coming in through the window. I looked away after a while, turning over onto my other side.

I felt him sit down on the bed. "Anything important happen around here while I was gone?" he asked, lying down next to me. I turned back over to face him. "Not really," I answered.

The next few moments were quiet. I broke the silence by whispering, "I missed you, Connor."

"I missed you too, Mag," he said against my lips and kissed me lightly.

I started to drift back to sleep. I cuddled closer to him and let my eyes close.

I felt something that I haven't felt in years. In that moment, I was peaceful.

A/N: This is up early so I can give myself more time to write chapter 8.

UPDATE (1/07/2013): I'm still working on chapter 8. It is taking forever, I know, but I promise you, it's actually really good.

UPDATE (2/23/2013): I'm nearly done with chapter 8. :D. I'm working my very hardest to get it up by the end of the month.