((FYI I approved the bit of godmoding I did with Charlie with Audrey before I did it!))
Allaster finished buttoning his greatcoat and swept his and Alec's masks from the table. Allaster pressed it into Alec's gloved hand with a small smile.
"Must I always look after you, Alec?" He dropped a quick wink and then turned toward Charlie and clutched his chest. "Good Lord, what is this glorious vision I see before me? My dear madame," he said and bowed deeply from the waist, removing his hat. "If you would allow me to accompany you on whatever duties you have this evening it would fill my heart with joy!"
Charlie giggled girlishly and batted his eyelashes before taking Allaster's extended arm. Allaster smiled his most charming grin as he led Charlie out of the flat.
"You gentlemen have missed a most promising opportunity, letting a lady such as this slip through your grasp!" he called over his shoulder and then leaned into Charlie. "You do look quite dreadful in that dress, though I might be of a mind to blame your dressers more than you. I do, however, predict that your undressing will be a rousing, private, event."