A quiet hum of confirmation, as she indulges herself as kisses Lakshmi’s neck. Just the once - still behaving, mostly.

“I know no other way, with you.”

They had their struggles, yes, spats sometimes and things had been so hard in the beginning, but now the good so far outweighed the difficulties. What challenges were there were ones to be faced together, rather than in opposition to one another. Contentment? She did not know that word’s meaning, it’s strength, before Lakshmi.