[ He watched her twirl in that dress and for a heartbeat his mind had taken him back. A flash of white robes spinning as she had turned to see him-- a smile brightening her face, half hidden by the mask, when she recognized him. Lips moving in silent words, 'Hades! There you are!', a memory too far gone. In the present, though she was the one to take his hands into hers the ascian brought her hands up to press a kiss to the backs of them. ]

I certainly would not object to hearing a 'thank you', to start. Or perhaps 'dance with me?' might well be in order too. You have some options to pick from.

[ He was by no means going to say it out loud, but it pleased him to see her so thrilled by this little token. Such praise over something so small should not have left him grinning and yet it had. If it served to distract her from the earlier unpleasantness of their discussions then his work was done. Had he told himself just days prior that such events would come to pass, he would have laughed and mocked himself for being a sentimental fool.

And perhaps he was. ]