She could scarcely breathe as he explained, as he spoke about things that she didn't want to think about these months he'd been home. She'd tried to forget the past, to move on to the future with him. But as he said he remembered, everything, just like that, she couldn't help but look shocked for a moment. But then she let out a breath and just smiled, tears slipping down her face as she moved to hug him, unthinking of how that might make him feel but...

Oh, he remembered. Oh, her greatest fear was gone and here he was saying he could remember everything. And while he'd said he loved her just moments before, moments when he didn't remember anything, it felt so much better to know that he loved her both ways, that he wouldn't have to grapple with the sadness and frustration of a past lost. "Oh, Leckie. I love you no matter what."