"I'll try not to," he replied, smiling back. "I'll dance with you any time." Remus hoped she wouldn't ask him to again soon, since he was afraid of having another embarrassing reaction like earlier. But that would probably happen anyway, regardless of when they next danced.
"Has Sirius told you about the birthday party he's throwing for Dom? He wants us to be in charge of non-alcoholic fun, he says," Remus told her. It seemed like a safe topic to steer his mind away from sex. And it was something he had been meaning to tell her about anyway.