"I'm in trouble, aren't I?" Somehow he didn't think he minded so much. There were worse fates than being flustered by someone good at it.

"I have a feeling whatever trouble might come from this is the sort I'll enjoy addressing." There was something to be said for usually being soft-spoken and fairly agreeable only to surprise others when a different side came out.

His hand slipped back from where it was resting into her hair, a light cup of rough fingertips against her scalp. He smiled slightly against the murmur and captured the fullness of her lower lip between both of his. It lingered a little too long to be a tease. As he broke the kiss a second time, he pressed a smaller one to the corner of her mouth and turned his head to brush cheek against cheek, staying close.