Letting go of Bertha's hand, Hal repeated the gesture to Julie who tried her best not to act as smitten as her mother was acting but once Hal touched her, her heart went off and beat so fast she feared it was going to burst right out of her chest.
Hal let go of her hand and now he faced the Mayor who was still smiling proudly. Looking completely clueless about the undressing look his wife was giving Hal.
"I trust you are enjoying yourself. The meal will be ready soon and well can adjourn to the dining hall for the highlight of the feast." He said to Hal.
Hal smiled lightly,
"Yes, this had all been quite nice this far"
Then he looked over at the young man next to the mayor who was assessing him but trying (and failing) to be subtle about it.
Felix saw Hal had caught his look and so he quickly smiled uncomfortably and looked away and his eyes fell on Rita who upon noticing his look smiled sweetly at him.