He made a small happy sound, deep in the back of his throat, and his hand shifted from resting at her side to more of the center of her back.
"I am happy to oblige, of course," he said, shifting and raising his chin slightly so that his cheek brushed her lips more, "This is very nice. We need to do this more. Why don't we hold our own dance, a ball perhaps at the holiday break? That is," and he leaned his cheek against hers more, "As long as things have not changed too much by then," and he turned his lips to hers, looking like he was nuzzling her in return.
"Did you speak with Bella? What news does she have?"