[When she finally pulls away, he was breathing as if he had just run a marathon. While trying to catch his breath, his mind slowly processes what just happened. By the time he is able to look up at her without difficulty breathing, his eyes have become concerned.
He didn't even have to look up to know there was a sprig of mistletoe above them, but that kiss... was emphatically not within the bounds of their normal relationship. What's more, that was a lot more intense than most of the other mistletoe kisses he's had up to this point.
He hoped Kate would not be too bothered by what had just happened - it was not like they had really had a choice, and he was comfortable enough with himself and his friends to simply accept what had just happened between them and move on. Physical attraction was perfectly normal, and while one would not usually act on it quite so viscerally... well, for him at least, no harm had been done. Whether she would be able set it aside the same way quite so easily was a different question entirely, however.]
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He didn't even have to look up to know there was a sprig of mistletoe above them, but that kiss... was emphatically not within the bounds of their normal relationship. What's more, that was a lot more intense than most of the other mistletoe kisses he's had up to this point.
He hoped Kate would not be too bothered by what had just happened - it was not like they had really had a choice, and he was comfortable enough with himself and his friends to simply accept what had just happened between them and move on. Physical attraction was perfectly normal, and while one would not usually act on it quite so viscerally... well, for him at least, no harm had been done. Whether she would be able set it aside the same way quite so easily was a different question entirely, however.]
Are you all right, Beckett-san?