Ah. He makes a soft noise against her lips but she finds what she's looking for, he's definitely hard where her hip rubs against him and his fingers tighten and clench a little at her back and hip, before he forces them to relax and smooth out.

But he takes that as invitation to pull her closer, flush enough she can, without a doubt, feel the physical evidence of his interest as he pulls his mouth away and mutters against her hair.

"Do you believe me now?"