The irony was that the mistletoe had kept them from kissing, since normally they did it after saying hello. Clearly this particular mistletoe would be needing to attend some workshops to improve its job skills.

In the meanwhile, Steven was happy to kiss Llewellyn now that the opportunity was there. Murmuring, "Hello, you" in between them.

Yes, he'd said it already. It bore repeating now that he was fully awake.