He knew her before she died he loved her and was looking for her. He wasn't making out with her he was kissing her goodbye.
My Mom kissed my Dad goodbye when he died.
In the original fables it was not his kiss that woke her but the nursing of the children (it's been a while, I think it was twins and not a single child) he impregnated her with, that woke her from the enchanted sleep.
My Mom kissed my Dad goodbye when he died.