"Then I'll follow," Alex said. For as often as they were in a state of continuous competition for the upper hand, well, Alex found he didn't mind ceding this particular piece of control to Henry. The prince did have a much better background in ballroom dancing than Alex did.

He let his thumb run across Henry's knuckles, a gentle little touch that was entirely unnecessary, a small affectionate thing for the sake of affection alone. Yup, definitely just flirtation with nothing more significant. Alex did not have the same misgivings about returning home, about any of it. Life was simpler in many ways for him, and he was only partly aware of just how true that was.

"Sorry in advance if I squash your toes."