"I never would have been able to tell otherwise." He raised his eyebrows, matching her smirk with one of his own. Vlad could remember a time when Helena had been terribly introverted, hardly able to meet his gaze - it made him smile every time he thought of how things had changed between them. "If that is true, then I suppose I can stand to wait a little while longer."
There was a brief pang of disappointment as they neared the building, but even though dinner hadn't gone quiet as well as he would have hoped, he didn't regret agreeing to it. "If I am, is it such a bad thing?" He laughed, slowing his steps as they approached the front doors. "So have I, Helena."