Her eyes were gorgeous, he thought as her gaze caught his. He licked his lips unconsciously, the urge to kiss her suddenly welling up inside him. His eyes flickered to her lips without his permission, lingering for a long moment. His conscience warred with him; he didn't want to take advantage of her moment of triggered fear, but oh, how he wanted to kiss her.
He skimmed a thumb lightly along her jaw, eyes going back up to hers briefly as he leaned in just a little, a silent question that gave her plenty of chance to pull back.