His smile mirrored her own, his smile spreading as he realized that she understood his meaning. He glanced down at their feet, almost embarrassed. He hoped she didn't think he was being too forward—unless she liked that. Her cheeks were pink, and, Merlin, the way she'd said "captain" made his own cheeks turn pink, but he was still nervous about messing it up by being too... himself.
He tentatively reached out and pulled her arms out from behind her back, his hands sliding down her arms until he held her hands in his. "Mm, I might need your help with that. You know me," he said, feeling his own thrumming heartbeat as he squeezed her hands. He glanced down at her lips and back at her eyes, seeking something—affirmation, maybe. Permission. A sign that she wanted it to, and that he hadn't somehow been mistaken when she'd said she liked him.
He tentatively reached out and pulled her arms out from behind her back, his hands sliding down her arms until he held her hands in his. "Mm, I might need your help with that. You know me," he said, feeling his own thrumming heartbeat as he squeezed her hands. He glanced down at her lips and back at her eyes, seeking something—affirmation, maybe. Permission. A sign that she wanted it to, and that he hadn't somehow been mistaken when she'd said she liked him.
