She'd been thoroughly shocked.
But he'd been convinced that she would not take any subtle hints.
He had to be upfront.
It had worked.
She had been very shy as she accepted his offer, but she had accepted, and that was the important thing.
She here he stood on the steps to her front door, her mother flashing a camera in his face and his eyes trying desperately to clear themselves so he could see her.
She looked radiant in her simple black dress and her hair swept up off her shoulders.
She held held the crook of his elbow as he escorted her to his car, babbling apologies about her embarrassing mother.
"You look lovely, Kagome."
She stuttered our a sweet thanks, and he wondered if someone could blush so much they permanently dyed their cheeks red.