Alicia could barely breathe the entire time she sat there waiting, because she was completely utterly freaking out at this... whatever it was and at the same time she was standing up, her fingers lacing through his as he helped her up.
"I suppose that depends," she said quietly, her body brushing his as she stood up.
Somehow they made it out of the restaurant and up the pavement. And naturally her flat was just a couple of blocks away. She'd dropped his hand to pick up her purse, and the two of them walked quietly, silently, no one around barely at all.
"I live just up there," she indicated, looking over at him. "Do we... do you..."