[She's not sure why the kiss surprises her so, but it's so tender and sweet and reassuring that as she yields to and returns it, she feels all of her worries leave her. He may not have intended it that way, but for that singular moment, all of the things that she feared or been anxious about with this brand new, big venture together are melted away...

Much like the snow that begins to melt to reveal the many different flowers underneath.]

I still can't believe it. [There are so many things that feel too good to be true for her in this world. This is just one more to add to the list right behind the fact that they are married.] This is... ours, Eustace. This will be ours.

[There's still so much work to be done but it doesn't make it any less so now than it will be later, but they can cross those bridges as they reach them, as they tend to do.

For now...]

... We should celebrate a successful first day. How about... once we finish up here, I crack open a bottle of some nice wine when we get home!?

[Maybe open up some other things too while they're at it--]