"True, but I don't think it's going to make a very appropriate Christmas Card," what he should be thinking about, and the fact that he isn't, was her fault. It's the look she's giving, and her eyes, how was he ever supposed to defend himself against it? For not being a very tactile person in general, holding her felt nice, the kind of thing he could become used to, and that thought is enough to momentarily break his reverie.

Hand dropping lower, but not completely away from her, his head tilted to the side. "Barry," her name is drawn out a touch, as if he really were suspicious. "Did you come all the way to Star City so I could kiss you, or?"