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I didn't mind working on it with you, you know.

You've always been so patient with me. Thank you, Albert. I really can't imagine where I'd be if you hadn't been so willing to help me!

...I really do think you would have managed, one way or another.

[He knows you don't agree with him, but still.]

Well, maybe, but I certainly wouldn't be the person I am now. I'd say it's for the best, seeing as how I do have the most amazing husband in the world~!

We really have done well for ourselves, considering everything.

Yes, of course! Retrospec has made things difficult, but we've only grown much closer because of it! I'm really happy with the life I have now, which is something I would have found a bit hard to believe before Retrospec!

...Past me absolutely would have agreed with my taste, however~

It really is good to know that you're happy with it.

Of course I am! There's nothing I've ever wanted more! This is the happiest I've been in a long time!

You don't ever have to worry about that or question it. You make me so happy, Albert.

It isn't something I question.

[There's no arrogance in it, though; just a statement. ...A slightly awkward one, given where he's going with it; it's not really something he gets into, but...]

I can certainly tell, it's just...somewhat nice to hear it, I suppose.

I'm glad. I wouldn't want to give you a reason to question it.

[He'll lean in closer then, shifting a bit so he can nuzzle Wesker.]

You know you can ask me to repeat it, whenever you'd like! I do try to make a habit of saying it frequently anyway, of course... So I would never mind that! It's important to me that you know how much I love you, and how happy I am with you.

[Oh... That's nice, actually, he'll return that...]

You've always made sure that I know. It's meant a lot to me, especially with everything I've remembered.

[That's really nice... Don't you dare stop, okay...]

That's part of why I repeat it so often! I know it weighs heavily on you, and I know most of your memories have been incredibly difficult. No matter what happens, I don't ever want you to have to question how much you mean to me.

So I'll be sure to remind you, even if you might not need it! That's the other part, after all; I'm really happy I'm able to express just how important you are to me and how much I love you, so of course I want to say it all the time!

[That actually seems to hit him strangely, in a way that most things don't nowadays; it isn't a bad thing at all, but it does set off something strange in his system and it takes him a moment to process it.]

...It's always been good of you. To stay with me, despite everything that's been happening.

There isn't anywhere else I'd ever want to be. I'm happiest right here by your side, and nothing in the world will ever change that.

I want you there for as long as you'll stay. Forever, if it's what you want.

[He doesn't promise Jaeger forever anymore. But tonight, it's what he wants to do.]

[He knows Wesker doesn't promise forever for a very good reason, but he wants nothing more than to believe that it really can be forever right now.

It's almost funny how much he's missed hearing it.]

Forever. You don't even need to ask! Of course it'll be forever, it always will be.

[Even if forever isn't possible.]

Always.

[He hadn't fully realized how much he's needed to hear this sort of thing until now; he nuzzles up against Jaeger again, and while the gesture isn't desperate, it's close.]

[He understands... It's the same thing on his end when he returns it.]

I... think I needed to hear that. Thank you.

...It hasn't seemed right to say it.

[It feels almost cruel, honestly, to promise something like that to someone who is incredibly likely to outlive you.]

But the sentiment behind it hasn't changed. It never will.

I know. But I know the sentiment will never change, and that's what's important. It's just... It's really nice to hear it sometimes.

[He'll pull away a little bit, though he isn't breaking contact entirely; he just goes back to playing with Jaeger's hair softly.]

I want to believe it as well.

[The words are likewise soft, though he doesn't sound upset; he understands, all right.]

[That's nice... He leans into it immediately, letting his eyes fall closed. Don't stop, okay?]

It really would be nice... But regardless of what happens, I'm always going to cherish all the time we have together. I love you so much, after all. I'm so happy we can be together.

[Don't worry, he won't.]

If you want me to say things like that more often, I can.

[You really seemed to appreciate it, after all.]

I would appreciate it. The sentiment behind it is more than enough, and I do like hearing that sort of thing from time to time.

All right.

[He's quiet for a moment, though he's still running his hand gently through Jaeger's hair.]

I think I needed to hear it as well.

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