Looking at Nia, he smiles at her gently as well. It was hard not knowing a whole lot of people there. She was doing very well to cover it though, he thought silently, not taking notice so as not to embarrass her.

Instead of squeezing Ellie's hand again, since he learned his lesson the hard way with that, he looks to her and places his other hand over both of there's. "Are you ready?" he asks nodding toward the door to the ballroom.