I pulled back from the kiss and stood up, offering her my hand. She took it, her fingers still trembling slightly.
We walked to the bathroom attached to the room.
Charlotte took off her lingerie and we washed up.
Getting out of the shower, we stood in front of the mirror.
Charlotte stood in front of me, rinsing her hands and face, her wet copper hair falling loosely around her naked shoulders as she met my eyes in the mirror.
I handed her a towel, and we dried off.
We slipped back into our clothes. Charlotte was forced to put her slightly sweaty lingerie back on.
She fastened each of my buttons and I helped her pull the zipper of her dress up.
Once we were both ready, we put our masks back on, I opened the door, and we stepped back into the ballroom.