She snickered at his response. The snicker turned into a giggle, which turned into a snort, which turned into another giggle as she covered her face with her hands (well, just the free one). Oops, that was embarrassing.
"I'm a mess," Sasha remarked, as her laughter died down, though she didn't entirely mean just the alcohol and snorting. Did he notice? Of course Nikolai noticed. She'd been falling on him since the moment she stood up from the table at the pub, he was just too good to say anything.