Claudia could have managed a similar self-control, but she didn't see the point. Unlike him, she couldn't see any could reason to resist the attraction she felt for him. Playing hard to get wasn't her style, anyway. When she wanted something, she tended to go right after it. Subtlety definitely wasn't her forte.
She knew when he smirked that he knew the answer to the question he was asking her and while a part of her wanted to play it off as nothing, come back with some smart ass remark, but the bigger part of her was just.. tired of waiting. If she was honest with herself, this was more than she'd ever really expected to get and she kind of wanted to get on with it before he changed his mind.
"Too fucking long," she muttered, not bothering to wait for him once the words were out. Not even half a breath later, she was leaning in, closing the small gap between them and pressing her lips to his.