If Benedict catches some guest manhandling her without her permission, he doesn't think he would be able to restrain himself from doing something he'd regret. It is his duty to protect her, but also, he is hopelessly entangled in her, and he doesn't think his professionalism would save him from acting rashly.
But as it's just his own lips touching her, he lets himself smile against her shoulder, his hands lifting to settle at her fashionably-cinched waist, pulling her closer against his front as she slides her hand into his hair.
"You might find more of it out in the gardens," he points out, though going out to the gardens would also mean leaving the dark sanctuary of the gallery, and it is also far more likely to be crowded.
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Date: 2018-12-09 07:38 am (UTC)But as it's just his own lips touching her, he lets himself smile against her shoulder, his hands lifting to settle at her fashionably-cinched waist, pulling her closer against his front as she slides her hand into his hair.
"You might find more of it out in the gardens," he points out, though going out to the gardens would also mean leaving the dark sanctuary of the gallery, and it is also far more likely to be crowded.