It's gone.

"Thanks, Alice. I really needed that." Sam said, his eyes on the ceiling.

"... I… I might've needed this as well." 

Snuggling close to him, Alice closed her eyes, the sound of his heartbeat reached her as she placed her head on his chest. 

"Sam… I love you…" 

"Me too…" Sam replied, kissing her head. "I love you too."

Currently the two of them were naked under the thin blanket he had brought to the lab. After the confrontation they had earlier and all the headache that resulted from it, the two spent most of the day going at it. 

Even though she was angry at him for what he did to the Valkyries as well as disobeying her orders, once she was in his hands Alice let go of it all and recieved his love without resistance. Sam was surprised aa well. The difference between Alice and the Valkyries was notable, but not as much as he had previously thought.