[ When Rex feels Poe stiffen against him, he grins - and even if Poe can't see it out of the corner of his eye from where Rex's chin is still propped on his shoulder, he may be able to feel it in the way Rex's jaw clenches. It didn't take him long for him to realize how much he enjoys having that effect on Poe. It's not something he's ever tired of.

The grin fades a little when Poe speaks next though, oddly vulnerable in a way he hadn't managed to be when Poe had been passed out. He squeezes Poe's hand. ]

Well, you're ours too, even if we don't say it enough. You just caught on a little faster than we did. [ His voice turns wry, a little teasing. ] Turns out we were a bit dense. We'd be fools not to see it by now.

[ Honestly, he saw it as soon as Poe pointed it out. As for love of my life - well. Look at them. How could it be anything else? Rex certainly doesn't intend to love anyone but the two people on this ship for the rest of his life. ]