Eward's insides flipped at her statement and though he was glad that she wanted him to stay he was quite torn of what to do. It would not be fun for him to walk around and simply catch her gaze from opposite sides of the room, he wanted it to be more complete than that.
"The party ended for me the moment I brought you in this hallway," he confessed, a small but rueful smile on his lips. "I could not bear to walk out of here and simply put on my usual facade... it is too difficult for me. Unless you express your wish for me to stay I will leave this moment."