[He was trying! But as good as he is at reading people, there was always a slight disconnect when it came to people he like-likes.
He can't help but smile too. It takes him about five seconds to figure out what to do with his hands. He rests them lightly on her lower back. Not quite an embrace-- easy to break.
Not that he particularly wanted this to end. But when it did, he leaned back and grinned.]