Tanis' addition was both juvenile and redundant and still Sinead couldn't contain a grin. It was hard to ignore the feeling of vertigo, fearing that she had yet to understand how careless this might have been. Sinead barely felt grounded in reality whenever she was in Tanis' company and that could soon prove to be a problem.<br/>Thoughtless rather than out of genuine worry, Sinead glanced across her shoulder. Avi hadn't left his office, nor had he hung up the phone; the glance had been nothing else than a girlish antic.<br/>When her eyes once again caught Tanis', Sinead's hands met her bare skin. Letting go of her arm, Sinead's fingers curved around Tanis' shoulders, fingers settling at the base of her neck, thumbs brushing against her pulse points. Then, as if in one continuous movement, Sinead leaned in to kiss Tanis.