It wasn't until they were on the other side of the door and in the area the dance was to be held that Ford properly took stock of the situation — the two of them huddled together, his hand around her waist, both a little out of breath from the rush away from the apples. The apples beat into the door behind them and Ford carefully unwound his arm from around her... but then she was laughing, and the whole predicament was so silly that he couldn't help joining in.
"You certainly know how to make an entrance, Miss Potts," he remarked once the laughter had subsided somewhat. I hope Noble saw that, he thought, because half the time he did anything with women these days it was for Noble's benefit; it would be a shame if he'd missed such a neat little display. "Are you alright? No rolled ankles or torn skirts or anything?"
"You certainly know how to make an entrance, Miss Potts," he remarked once the laughter had subsided somewhat. I hope Noble saw that, he thought, because half the time he did anything with women these days it was for Noble's benefit; it would be a shame if he'd missed such a neat little display. "Are you alright? No rolled ankles or torn skirts or anything?"
Set by Lady!