It's been so long since anyone's kissed her that Ashe freezes for a moment, her eyes darting downward before she nods and meets his gaze once more. Her heart was already racing, yet when he smiles so adoringly, in a way she knows she'd never seen before, it found a fresh burst of speed to put on.

Again her hands tighten their hold on his, and Ashe forgets herself, her shoulders relaxing as her face softens into a smile of her own, slight and very gentle, but warmed by the affection for him that she's finally allowing herself to feel openly.

"I would be kissed by you." As often as time and privacy allow, but, she can't quite yet work up the nerve to admit that, even as she's looking up at him and waiting to feel his mouth on hers, her hands aching to reach up and touch the side of his face to guide him closer, but not able to permit it of herself.