If Connor was aiming to shut her up, that was one way to do it. Connor swooped in and sealed his lips to hers before Pepper even knew what was happening, and her frantic babbling cut off, her eyes going wide and body stock still. For a moment her mind was a giant, gaping blank and all that existed was the feeling of his mouth on hers, tasting of smoke and tobacco, his body warm and so close to hers...
Welp. There it was. Her first kiss. In a hole in the ground. With someone she had just met.
It was only when he pulled away and spoke that her brain jump-started, and with a squeak she jerked back and clamped a hand over her mouth. If it wasn't for the dimness of their hole, he would see that her face had flushed a spectacular shade of red—but maybe he'd be able to feel the heat radiating off of her in the small space and hear the thundering of her heart.
"Wha—what the—WHAT THE FUCK, CONNOR!" she squealed, absolutely mortified.