She shifted over so that she was stretched across him instead of curled up against his side, pressing a quick kiss to his temple and another to his brow, her voice was a murmur, for his ears only, "I told you then, I'll tell you now, I'll tell you as many times as you need to hear it, life is more than just existing." Another quick kiss to his jaw, "And you can't just exist for someone else, you have to live for yourself as well."

She smiled, nuzzling at his jaw and the line of his throat, "I'm happy to be your reason, but not your purpose. The map, the compass, but not the destination."