It didn't matter much whether she felt it was nothing, Ubbe had taken one hand, then the other, in his own, which in turn brings them even closer than they were moments before. He stared into her eyes, watching her, almost as if he was seeing her in a different light. Or perhaps it was the way she was looking back at him.

There was an intensity there that he simply couldn't ignore; a profound need.

And before he could even rationalize it, his lips claimed hers in a passionate kiss. One that was neither weighed nor rationalized for whatever repercussion may come from it.