When his hand squeezed hers and lingered, Cerise felt the faintest of blushes tinge her cheeks even as her lips curved up in a soft smile. When he brought his hands together, she pulled hers back, reaching for the cards instead at his words. "Yes, we are. Or at least the cards and each other's company." Glancing up at him as she brushed her fingers over the top of the desk in slow circles, Cerise said, "They have been very... interesting lately. That is not the right word, but I cannot explain it. So many confusing things and so much... possibility. As if everything is on the brink of changing. Do you know what I mean?"