"I think kissing might be an appropriate place to start." Caroline suggested cheerfully, grateful that the tension seemed to have escaped from between them. She lent toward him, her free hand smoothing the wet fabric of his arm to rest by his elbow. Around them the rain still fell but for all Caroline cared it could have been nothing but a cloudy day.

A playful smile flit over her lips as she tilted her head toward him, "Perhaps you would like to try again?