This had been her first kiss, so anticipation and just a touch of nervousness sank in, but if it had showed, it was masked by her optimism. Her eyes closed and her head tilted up. She, too, was careful to not mess up the paint he had put on her.

Her lips touched his own all the while her heart was beating faster than it normally did. Maybe... Maybe she really did have feelings for him that went beyond a partnership and a friendship more so.