" It could take a long time,” I said, not to discourage him, but as a warning. “A very, very long time. We might never be finished, Zeke. It could take forever.”
He smiled, lowered his head, and kissed me. Long and lingering, a promise full of love, and courage, and hope.
“I love you, vampire girl,” he whispered as he drew back. “And forever is exactly what we have. "
― Julie Kagawa , The Forever Song (Blood of Eden, #3)