Mm. Especially in the context of this place, I think.

[ she's never entertained the notion of becoming intimate with anyone, least of all neuvillette himself. and given his own situation, she doesn't believe he has either. but, really, who knows how things will turn out in the resort?

she tips her face into the kiss and lifts her free hand to cup tseng's jaw before he pulls away, pressing her lips to his briefly. ]

I wanted you to know. [ which she thinks he already knows, but it bears repeating anyway. she laughs quietly— ] Thank you for receiving me. I hope things with your boss aren't... [ she pauses, trying to think of the right word. ] Difficult for you, now that they're here.