She led the way into her house, opening the door wide to admit him. She began to remove the trappings of cold weather. The neighbor who was watching the children emerged and smiled, "Yer bairns are sleepin' soundly, mum." And after polite goodbyes, the neighbor left for home. When they were alone, she all but threw herself at him and pressed kisses to his lips, her arms looping around him. God, but she didn't realize how much she had missed the feeling of his kisses and was so hungry to feel them. "Frederic," she sighed into said kiss, assuming he kissed back.