[There were a few long seconds in which he just stared at her, then a smile that could light a room spread across his face and he swept her up into his arms, twirling her around in a half-circle. It was enough to over-balance him, though he managed to set her safely down before collapsing against the nearest wall with a startled sound]

Ow.

[He righted himself, and rubbed the new scrape on his elbow. There was a pause, then he seemed to realise she said something important, and he grinned again]

I love you too!