Perhaps because she just woke up, Alexis was in a tender state and offered no resistance to Leonel's touch.

He leaned in and kissed her.

Alexis said after the kiss, "You seem different today, Leonel."

He simply smiled in response and helped her unfasten the seatbelt.

They'd been together for a long time and had had many intimate nights. But he had never shown such a relaxed and gentle demeanor as he did in that moment. He tenderly lifted her and carried her out of the car.