Any stress Fallon had regarding navigating the society norms vanished the second his arm looped through hers. This was leagues better than attempting to speak in code and stolen whispers. What did it matter if whispers circulated about them, anyway? They were going to be married eventually, so whatever rumor truly made no difference. Well, for them. Malou and his family might be damaged by association.

That was an issue for another day.

She rested her hand on his arm comfortably and grinned. "You're the more notable one of us. A handsome, eligible bachelor. Should I be afraid of upset debutantes chasing after me?" Conversing with him was so much easier now that they had closed nearly all the distance between them. "Any angry mothers?"