" He tilted her face upward as if he meant to kiss her. Shocked, Maria resisted, glancing toward the people at the table, some of them are smiling, some disapproving, some thoroughly appalled.
She looked back at him, doubtful.
"Does a gentleman kiss a woman in front of other people?"

He tilted her head back.
"This one does," he said and captured her lips with his. "

― Laura Lee Guhrke , Secret Desires of a Gentleman (Girl Bachelors, #3)