[ The reassurance that comes from her little squeeze of his hand smiles Derek smiles and he turns his hand over to give hers a quick squeeze, too, before letting go again. ]
Just checking. Walking, yeah. That I can do. Dancing, not so much.
[ It's more of a relief than she probably knows that there isn't a dance floor and he makes a mental note to keep this place in mind in the future for that very reason. ]
Do you want to go now? It's kind of cold out...does that bother you...?
[ He's wearing his leather jacket, but the cold doesn't really bother him that much, so he's happy to let her borrow it if it gets to her.
His bypass of the mention of a goodnight kiss isn't intentional, it's just that isn't what he thinks the focus of the conversation is just now, so much as he's mentally noted it as a green light for later. ]
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Just checking. Walking, yeah. That I can do. Dancing, not so much.
[ It's more of a relief than she probably knows that there isn't a dance floor and he makes a mental note to keep this place in mind in the future for that very reason. ]
Do you want to go now? It's kind of cold out...does that bother you...?
[ He's wearing his leather jacket, but the cold doesn't really bother him that much, so he's happy to let her borrow it if it gets to her.
His bypass of the mention of a goodnight kiss isn't intentional, it's just that isn't what he thinks the focus of the conversation is just now, so much as he's mentally noted it as a green light for later. ]