He stopped rather abruptly and rose his gaze to meet hers. The expression on her face caused him to laugh and he untangled his limbs from her body. It was probably a good thing that she spoke up, because he saw absolutely nothing wrong with the rather compromising position they were in.

"You might be right," he said in partial agreement. He playfully flicked her ear as he spoke and managed to straighten up his rumbled clothes in the meantime. "It's strange, I think. I was once told by a rather amorous man that a kiss was the dot on the 'i' of adoration. I did not know what he meant then, but I do now."