Now that there was an understanding between us, I no longer felt the tension within me as I had on that day. What existed between Kate and I had not gone away, but having talked, I was more at my ease and able to keep control of myself.

A smile touched my lips. "I believe that is a rule I might be able to comply with," I replied, reaching a hand up to curl around the side of her neck before I leaned in and kissed her, slow and gentle, completely unlike the way it had been at the stable.