Anita was surprised, and she wasn’t usually surprised. It was pleasant and it calmed her, he calmed her and something about that made her nervous, but in less mysterious ways. Her smile came again, soft and sorrowful as it were as she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth again and half coughed half chuckled. “Well, I don’t have a choice in this.”
She looked down at the floor for a moment before meeting his gaze again. “I’m sorry, I’m a mess and I’ve ruined your party.” Anita laughed again, although it held almost no humor, “I, uh. I think I feel better,” she took the chance to glance at their peers, the music had picked up and they no longer felt it was smart to stare, but couldn’t help to keep the two in their peripherals. “Thanks.”
“I know that, but you should have had a choice in this. I have never marked anyone and I never would without telling them everything that came with it.” He told her with a smile. “I know what is like to have something forced upon you so I would never do it to anyone.”
As she meet his gaze he was surprised it was the first time she had done it since he had met her. “You have not ruined my party, look around everyone else is having fun and for once behaving.” He chuckled as everyone stopped staring at the two. “If you wish to still leave though I will not stop you. You may leave and return home.”
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