He blinked at her in honest amazement. She thought that the kiss meant he cared.

The naivete was a little staggering. More than a little.

"You'd have to look far and wide to find something I found gross," he said, giving her a wry smile. "It didn't mean anything. I just wanted to kiss you."

He slipped his arm around her waist to lead her to the door. As far as he was concerned, that was that.