[ The kiss placates her sufficiently to draw away from him, loosen her grip, finally separate. She pulls on the rest of her clothes then, shaking each article out individually before putting it on.

She foregoes her sash, but not her belt. She doesn't need it just now. ]

Ben … I'm not afraid of what happens if they find out. [ She didn't want to leave the room without impressing this upon him. ] If they do, we'll figure something out. Don't do anything you'll regret to protect us.