He glanced up with a ‘hey’ of his own, and reached up to take her hand as he stood, muttering a thank you as he did. “Wasn’t that long,” he assured her, mustering up a small, hopefully reassuring, smile.
“Good,” she returned his smile, squeezing his fingers. “You all set to go?” she asked, reaching down with her other hand to pat her pocket to be sure she had her phone.
“Yeah,” he nodded, shoving a hand in his pocket. “Let’s.”