He felt her hand take hold of his once again and the pressure of the moment was instantly lifted with her four-word response. He smiled and looked at her, his eyes glinting with warmth and excitement. Sharing like this was new... But it was also really uplifting, despite the anxiety it had initially wrought. She loved him too; the relief such a thought could bring was immense. He tilted his head curiously, "Impede our trip how?" He asked, laughing slightly, "It isn't like anything has changed to anybody else, we've just... said it now, right? It feels really nice, but I don't know if it really affects other people so much. If anything, it'd make it better," He pointed out, taking a moment to realize what she had exactly said. Instead of pointing it out, he smiled and listened to her give a small laugh. She was so cute, how was he so lucky? He kissed her, turning as he placed his free hand on her knee, simply savoring the few seconds that he had right there. A dismal thought occurred to him in that moment: this moment will never happen again. He may feel this way for a long time and he was sure they'd enjoy countless other 'adventures' together, but... right here, right now... He could never tell her he loved her for the first time again.

After reluctantly pulling away, he shrugged, "I know, but I thought that you'd want Valentine's to be a million times better because of it." He didn't want to leave, but after a few more moments, he squeezed her hand and stood up, ushering her with him. "Come on, it's starting to get cold and if you get sick, we'll lose our Valentine's Week," He said with a small smirk. "Besides, we've been out here longer than I thought, the sun's already starting to go down." He lifted his hand and brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear, kissing her lips once again. They walked as closely as they could to get out of the underground, which was quickly growing colder, especially with the weather being so unpredictable. As they rode home, there wasn't quite so much talking, but that was okay; James really just enjoyed being around her, doing just about anything. Once they got back to her house, he pushed his kickstand to the ground and dismounted, walking with her up the driveway.

"I had a really good night... I'm glad we went out like that, I was so confused at first..." He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sleep well tonight, okay Sashie?" He urged with a smile. Hesitating again, as he was still unused to the way the words felt rolling off his tongue, "And I... uhh... I love you," He said again, still testing out the phrase. He smiled, loving the way it made him feel to say it. "Good night," He finally finished before getting back on his bike and starting off for home, really not excited to face his mother's interrogation on him talkin to Sashie again.