Neville didn’t so much as glance over her shoulder. He just grinned, and held out his hand.
“I thought you’d never ask.”
Neville didn’t so much as glance over her shoulder. He just grinned, and held out his hand.
“I thought you’d never ask.”
His smirk lit up something deep inside of her. “Well, he looks like he’s about to either throw up or punch your Dad in the face.” He cocked his head. “Or both.”
His smirk lit up something deep inside of her. “Well, he looks like he’s about to either throw up or punch your Dad in the face.” He cocked his head. “Or both.”
Her steps never faltered as she reached him.
“Hi,” she said.
His smile bloomed slowly. “Hi, Princess. Billy looks a little upset.”
Her steps never faltered as she reached him.
“Hi,” she said.
His smile bloomed slowly. “Hi, Princess. Billy looks a little upset.”
She didn’t care anymore.
Neville let her come to him. He didn’t step forward, didn’t shorten the distance. It was a test, whether he was conscious of it or not.
She didn’t care anymore.
Neville let her come to him. He didn’t step forward, didn’t shorten the distance. It was a test, whether he was conscious of it or not.
She was already moving, ignoring her Mothers horrified face, and her father’s outstretched hand.
She was already moving, ignoring her Mothers horrified face, and her father’s outstretched hand.
Nerves. He was nervous.
Nerves. He was nervous.
“Pansy!”
But she wasn’t listening, because she’d just caught sight of who had entered the ballroom.
“Pansy!”
But she wasn’t listening, because she’d just caught sight of who had entered the ballroom.