She took his arm and followed him. "Well, it's starting to pick up a bit," she said with a smile. And soon they were dancing. The contact was wonderful, having a hard time keeping herself from moving even closer. She smiled up at him and looked away, scanning the room for Aloysius, or even Padma. She thought she spotted Padma, and as soon as she did, she distanced herself from James and made her smile go away, just in case she was too close, or if her smile indicated anything other that politeness.
"Are you?" she asked, after they had been dancing about a minute.