She wasn't exactly unhappy with the horse at the moment either. But the kiss was so brief... She let out that breath she was holding... "And what if I wanted ye to do that?" she asked ever so softly, her eyes gazing deep into his. "What if I told ye I've been thinkin' a long time about ye kissin' me?" It wasn't said to be bold, it was said because she knew what it was like to leave words unsaid and then regret not saying them later on.

Karen couldn't help but get a little emotional, "I cannot leave things unsaid anymore. Not again... Not when I know what it is like ta have lost someone with things left unsaid. I've thought of ye often in the last months, always wonderin' what ye were doin' or how ye were... Over time, I agonized less about me feelin's. I wanted ta make sure it wasn't me just bein' lonely before I told ye how I felt... But I feel strongly that I was meant ta meet ye on that train. And I strongly believe that ye kissin' me ain't breaking' me trust if I want ye to do it. And I do."