It's so easy to take her hand, to follow her through the hotel lobby and into the elevator. He makes no moves to do anything further than holding the hand she gave him, but he does rub his thumb across her skin back and forth as the elevator carries them further upwards.

It doesn't stop until they reach the penthouse floor and this time Cassian is happy to follow once again. This close to her heat and in such an enclosed space, Ruby's scent of jasmine and roses with freshly brewed coffee are filling his nostrils. He takes a breath before they step out, eyes having slid shut at some point in the last few seconds.

Even if this is just a drink - coffee, alcohol, water - even if it turns into nothing more than that Cassian already feels a little ruined for anyone else anytime soon.

She's tugging on his hand and he opens his eyes and smiles. "Sorry. You smell...really good, that's all."