Sarah left her purse at the bar and followed him onto the dance floor, where she soon became preoccupied by trying not step on her partner’s feet. She was very surprised by the drunken outburst, which came from someone she did not recognize. The few parties she had attended had been high society affairs where such behavior was unthinkable. But then, this was not intended to be a stuffy celebration.<br/><br/>“I suppose they’ll be more of that as the night goes on,” Sarah replied quietly, her tone slightly disapproving but also amused.<br/><br/>“Oh, and you forgot to answer me earlier,” she chided. “I can’t very well spend the whole night calling you ‘Dr. Hawthorne.’ It just wouldn’t be conducive to maintaining a romantic atmosphere.”