Locke took another deep breath and started unhappily, biting her lower lip. She watched his face carefully before she slowly shook her head, reaching out to take Gino's hand again shyly. She held it for a second before she reached up with trembling fingers to touch the corner of his mouth, her breath stilling in her throat. She'd been surprised, and that's why she'd panicked, but he'd been so gentle... She leaned forward slowly and touched her mouth very lightly to his, wanting more of that, her eyes fluttering shut.