Sasha's attempts to prove how 'straight' she was thinking were, frankly, adorable. Nikolai almost kissed her again just for that fact, but he held back.
He looked down at her slender hand, clutching at his shirt for purchase. He wouldn't mind touching that hand and... He shook his head, pushing back the thoughts crowding into his head.
"I do like you," he said softly as he helped her sit up again and made sure she wouldn't topple over again, "and if you ask me to kiss you again when you're sober again, I will gladly do it. But for right now... It would be inappropriate."