Their kiss started soft, calm, tender, and even loving, but this was not due to the feelings they had between them, but more because of the discomfort and nervousness of being strangers doing this for the first time.
Make no mistake, neither of them felt this discomfort and nervousness, simply because of being strangers, but because of the fact that even after this, they would have a somewhat complex relationship.
Both Andrew and Seraphine had had sex with people who later became affiliates or provided them with some benefit, but their case was very particular, as it involved a candidate for the god Eros and the leader of a race blessed by Eros.
This might seem simple, but it was not. They could become the strongest alliance, but also the most fragile and those thoughts were what led them to this uncomfortable situation.
