"It was," Hernando confirmed, "a complete travesty. I scandalized him, Sparkle."

On purpose, absolutely.

"He blushed quite badly," and there was the grin at that recall, yes, "and then he glowered at me and made me promise on my honor that it was only meant as a joke to tease him and not a societal convention that I intended to follow nor an expectation I intended to lean on you."

Hernando was even more amused by that.

"You did see his face at the date night, yes?"

He hoped so. At least half of that teasing had been in the hope Sparkle was watching.