It was a gentle thing, spur of the moment, and when he didn't immediately reciprocate, she thought she'd finally crossed a line somewhere. She was about to pull away from him when he, instead, held her close. So, she sank into the kiss just a little more before she pulled away to smile at him.

"Ah... I should have asked. Propriety and all that."

Her hands dropped to his shoulders, more to hold herself in place than to push him away at that point. Breaking societal norms or not, it had felt good and she couldn't say she regretted what she'd done.