The theater, wonderful. That could allow for a reasonable excursion much sooner than a boat picnic. Even more than one if he played his cards right. It had been a long time, over a decade since he'd last gone, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Mrs. Parker would certainly know what to do. "I'll look up shows and dates and we can find something, I'm sure." Easy enough!

Baxter, feeling a little more comfortable all around, straightened up a little and cast a glance toward the dance floor. He was very out of practice, but he was probably still passable. "Would you care to dance?" Bax knew it would certainly be noticed by his sister, but he couldn't worry about Catherine right about now. He was apparently feeling emboldened by their conversation and the possibilities they had planned out, enough so to suggest a dance and not care what his sister thought. Who knew!