The whispered words made something warm swell in Jag's chest, to the point that it felt as if he might burst. No one had ever said those words to him, no one had ever used that verb, adore. He didn't know what to do with the feelings in his lungs, so he leaned in for another kiss and tried to pour them all into it. "I don't understand why," he whispered, between one kiss and the next, unwilling to let go of Val's mouth for now.