[With a smile, she places her hand in his, curling her fingers slightly. Truthfully, it feels like her heart is going to spring forth from her chest in its excitement, but she does an admirable job of hiding it, returning to the rose garden and feeling mildly calmer by the time they find a shady area to retreat to.

But now that they're here, the question lingers: now what? She doesn't know how to even begin to approach this...]

I...

[Of all the moments for words to fail her... Garnet closes her mouth, takes a breath through her nose, and tries again.]

Zidane, I... I really missed you. All that time gave me an opportunity to think, to find perspective. I had thought it all came too little, too late, but now...

[Her fingers flex at her sides, itching like she wants to do something very badly right now.]

Thank you... for coming home. And for so many other things I could not even begin to list off.