Connie shook her head before signalling his to rest his foreheads on hers, which he did with pleasure.

"Romance…is fleeting. This, i can't get rid of it..can't lose it…it's not Romance, though it's enclosed in it…but there still everything else..and newer feeling."

"Wanting, protectiveness, excitement."

"Fear, anxiousness….Desire though acts on that will be later."

They both chuckled at the implications, before Connie gave him seductive, teasing look.

"I'm guessing you feel the same then, Steven"

I don't know..Truthfully..but I know I've always loved you differently than everyone else….The gems and dad felt like parents,and even siblings, Beach city also feels familial…But you…I felt the bud of something new, fantastical a few years back..when we first met…"

"That's romance.."

"Well it never left then..it evolved the more time we spent together the feeling of fantasy was..is still there but it's accompanied by the realism bought by fact that you never expected more from me than myself, stood up for me, with me; and to me when it was needed and cherished me when times I didn't myself…I've admired you since day one, but for a while now, I've been completely enamored by you and nothing can change that."

With a small yet loving smile, Connie gave him another emotion filled kiss, catching the young hybrid off guard, turning his face bright red and sending his heart beat into high gear. When they broke the kiss,reluctantly,before resting her head to his ."I love you, Steven!..I'm so happy, I can burst."

" Well don't explode yet, I just got you…So, what are we now?"

Connie looked at him quizzically before shrugging with a smile.

"Do we need a label other than 'US'?

"I guess not, people gonna say what they gonna say anyway; that being said…What happens now…I mean…Do we get to act differently or.."

"I guess so?I never thought of what would change exactly, .just that things would change….Wow, we're going through a paradigm Shift.."

"Yeah…but it's good..we're get to love each other unbound…While still keeping our unique relationship.."

"Just another batch of flavors in our jam lover history"

Steven gave her an accusing look before stealing a quick kiss. Which Connie returned with a giggle.

"Jam lovers, huh. Thought you didn't like labels, you always said it's too monogamous for you."

"I said boyfriend and girlfriend are, besides… Jam lovers is reserved for only you and me, a mark of our shift in relationship; speaking of which..Are you ok with me being.."

"You're bi, and we're both poly..I still believe we're going to share a last name in the coming years."

Connie smiled before kissing him deeply, bring a moan of surrender from the huge hybrid. When the kiss was over Steven looked at his enticing lover who now opt a playfully sensual visage on her features.

"Thank you, but you're all i want and need for a long long time. In the future possibly..but.. I do hope you'd be selfish with me for a time, before we bring anyone else in.

"I don't plan on sharing you anytime soon. I told you, I don't love anyone else like I love you…Maybe in the future and that's a deep maybe ..not many girls would strike at literal god tyrants to protect you, so you set the impression bar pretty high."

"White should have never taken you from me…I mean really didn't do too much but still…No one takes my Steven, without answering to me."

"And you say your're no romantic. Be still my beating heart."

Connie laughed as she rolled her eyes. She took her one last breath before looking at him with conviction.

"I love you Steven Quartz Universe! I gave you my friendship and service as you partner..Can my love and all it entails?"

"Connie Yasha Maheswaran..I've always loved you even before I understood that I did. You are my confidant and partner though the crazies times of my life. My irreplaceable treasure, can you become my lover as well?"

The two teen looked at each other face fully serious before breaking into giggles and crackles.

"That's so cliche and hammy, Steven!"

"I know! Something straight out of a poorly written YA novel."

As the laughter died down Connie stood and rubbed her thighs and legs, which seemed to have fallen asleep during the straddling. Steven also rubbed his thighs feeling the warmth left behind from her behind As his legs also fell asleep.

"I miss the feeling already.."

"What feeling?"

"Uhmm. Wait I said that out loud?"

"…You're talking about me sitting on your lap?..Naughty naughty."

"Wait, wait I didn't mean it in a pervy way. I wouldn't sexualized you."

"That's actually…quite insulting."

As Steven got up and was about to answer, Connie smirked up at him, Seeing the blush flared up on his face was so gave him a soft gentle kiss halting any speech.

"It's ok Steven,I'm just teasing, I know you wouldn't do anything to purposely offend me."

"That's true, I respect you too much. I don't want you to see me as a predator or someone who wants you only for you body."

Connie was both touched and amused at his declaration. Her Steven, always the gentleman and putting her feelings and safety before his. She couldn't help laughing though at how ironic and cute it was.

Sitting on each others lap was so innocent compared to things like going swimsuit shopping, snuggling with each other through naps, dressing each other wounds and using his shirts and hoodies as nightwear…Steven arched an eyebrow at chortling Connie.

"What's so hilarious in trying to show you respect? I Don't wanna lose you over something like that?"

"Oh Steven, you can't lose me over something like missing my touch, my goofy gentleman."

"I just don't wanna make you uncomfortable and thought having second thoughts about us."

"I had those thoughts when I was thirteen and you decided to play martyr, here we are finally together together…Shifting from Jam buds to jam lovers. I'm not going anywhere, you're stuck…I told you years ago I want to be part of your universe and I still mean it today."

"what If…"

"Steven, I would tell you if you made me uncomfortable, sad or anything..we'll talk it out and work past it. I hope you would do the same for me, and before you even ask; you know who you are and how you can be. We're partners in love..your feelings matters just as much as mine."

Steven looked down at Connie with with arms folded and Connie matched him. Nose to nose, forehead to forehead, the two held the stance and glares daring each other to make a move. Steven spoke.

"Same to you, Nini."

Connie gave a simper as she smelled his innate scent of sand, sweat; and sea mixed with a citrus and woody cologne she bought way he he bent forward at the waist to meet her giving a very opposing aura, his dauntless stare; his sent, his touch..it took her everything not break and kiss his chapped lips right there but she was not one to back from a challenge, especially new and exciting ones like this.

Steven held his stand and he was not losing this face off….It was difficult though. Connie scent has already drove him to action and any moment it could happen again..and who would blame him. Connie with her ever present fiery gaze shook his heart in a good way, her lips was soft full and Inviting and still had a little shine of her cherry chap-stick; totally enticing, and the way she stood, arms slightly lifting her chest as they were cross; slightly to the side showing off her figure a bit. Making it even harder to keep eye contact. That when he did something surprising, instinctive;, beastly.

Connie eyes widen with stars and her face went scarlet. She felt a small shivers run up her spine, her heart thumping and couldn't help biting her lip a bit hungrily. Steven smirked at the look before moving close to her ear and doing "it" again. Connie let out a gasp and a sensual reflexive giggle at the sound…His snarl…she couldn't help it vibrated her thoroughly, she never heard him do anything like this.. Well there was that times when he tried to be scary for one of Sadie's show, it was cute…This one wasn't just an act though..it was deep, cool; carnal, and predatory; it made her feel heated, light- headed and giddy. It threw all her senses into overdrive and made her feel luscious and that he thought of her as such, even more so.

She gently grabbed his chin and kissed her jam lover's lips; a couple of sweet ones as if she was tasting them..before returning the full deep from earlier that day, causing the big man knees to buckle slightly. After half a minute to a minute (not that they noticed) of tasting the others mouth, the two broke away not before Connie gave Steven yet another tasting kiss. Both red and out of breath the two held each other, eyes closed in a peaceful silence.