Reinette tilted another smile towards him as they took their place on the dance floor. It was not overly crowded, as of yet. The dance required a certain grace not everyone had mastered. They did their inabilities behind a mask of disapproval.

His hand was warm, she thought. His fingers calloused, though it did not make the places where their skin touched unpleasant. He was not a stranger to work then.

Interesting.

"I was not aware that I asked."