[Though she does not move from where she is, she does not close that distance either, instead watching him with a grin, her eyes following him.]

With the way you always talk about it, I am starting to wonder if it truly will be "a while".

[She is only teasing. She knows that they have much to sort out before then, but there is still that little flutter of longing in her heart anyway. It finally makes her lean in and press her lips to his in a sweet, lingering kiss.]

Perhaps the little owls will be good practice for us?