Oh, dear; now Fisk was teasing him. It was a good thing that he quickly said his goodbyes afterwards, or else Ford might have launched into a fretful and lengthy internal consideration of all the ways in which he might have offended Mr. Fisk and how best to mend the relationship. Not that he needed to be friends with Dorian Fisk, but it certainly couldn't hurt to have more people on his side than against him as he launched into society with all his sisters trailing after him. The Fisks were such a large family that he doubted Dorian himself was of a mind to marry in the near future, but he might very well be on good terms with many of the men who were.

"You, too," Ford called as the other man departed, before immediately thinking what a stupid thing to say that was. Dorian Fisk had just injured his shoulder and was off to a hospital; how much could he really be expected to enjoy his evening?

Well, at least the conversation having concluded meant Ford had run out of opportunities to stick his foot in his mouth. He'd have to make his apologies another day.