Mace rested a hand on her cheek as he looked into her eyes amd soaked in her words. He loved her, even though he knew ut was too soon for such things and that Astra would get mad that he fell so quickly again. He knew better than to confess his feelings to her but he still pulled her closer, tipping her face uo towards his. Her lips were soft when he pressed his own broken lips against them, kissing her slowly as he held her gently in his arms.
Astra allowed him to hold her hand for a moment but eventually forced herself to let go of him and shoved her hands in her pockets. "You shouldnt be nice to me, Adreal. I think you are forgetting who the bad guys are." She swallowed the lump in her throat as they continued to walk. "Lets just get food for the others and head back. I need to locate Iris still."

