The moment it took her to kiss back was excruciating for Steve, because there he was, heart on the line and mouth mashed against Toni's with absolutely no finesse and he felt like an idiot.

But then she kissed him back, and all he could think about was the feel of her under his hands and how far apart they were sitting. He moved closer, to remedy that, but Toni pulled away. Oh. To breathe. Yes. Breathing was probably good.

He smiled down at her, biting his bottom lip before leaning in to kiss her again, gently. "I'll have to make up for lost time then, I imagine."