Uncertain of what to do, Claire hesitated. She had no desire to intrude or spy on them, but she worried that her footsteps in the corridor might alert them to her presence. At that moment, Jamie broke away from the embrace and glanced up, his eyes meeting Claire's. His face showed a brief flicker of alarm before recognition set in. With a raised eyebrow and a faintly ironic shrug, he adjusted the girl more securely on his knee and returned to capture her mouth in a kiss.