Masquerade Page 6 (JonXGirlfriend)

The woman had a very large smile on her very thin looking face and she nodded to the two of them.

"You two seemed to have a good time out there!"

Jon could feel another blush crawl into his cheeks and he hoped the neither of them noticed. The girl broke away from Jon and went up the two, hugging them.

"Mum, dad, I would like you to meet Jonathan. He was kind enough to dance with me, as you saw…"

Jon thought he saw the man quickly tense before finally extending his arm. Jon took his hand and shook it, hoping he wasn't being too forceful. They broke the grip and then Jon moved to the woman. She held out her hand and Jon lightly kissed the top of it, mostly on impulse, but still caused the woman to giggle like her daughter did. Jon straightened back into a standing pose.

"May I speak with you for a moment Jonathan?"

The man's voice was deeper than Jon anticipated and he followed him over to the near corner of the large room, heart now racing in fear.

"Thank you so such for dancing with my daughter…"

What!?

"…I'm sure she told you about me so I'm sure you know about how I feel with her near men…"

Jon swallowed in nervousness, and he felt his legs slowly starting to waver a bit.

"Here's the thing though, you seemed… Well… Different than all the others to put it in simple terms. It seemed like you were genuinely enjoying your time with her unlike the other boys she's interacted with before…"

Jon's brain was desperately trying to wrap itself around what was going on and what this older man was telling him.

"As I watched you two sway on that dance floor, I could see my daughter smiling which isn't something that happens often at these formal events. It makes me so happy when I know that my daughter is happy. Seeing that smile on her face always brightens my day. Once again, thank you for taking the time to go to my daughter."

The blond nodded, head still spinning, confused as to why this was such a special occurrence, but didn't dare question the families reasoning. The two men walked back to where the other two were and the girl immediately returned back to Jon's side.