As the party progressed and became nosier, Edward felt like it would be a terrible idea to stay on if he was going to have a serious conversation. Hence, he waited for Scarlet to finish before suggesting that they grab a coffee nearby to get away from the crowd.
Scarlet accepted and sent a text to her sister so that Alex wouldn't worry about her when she realised that the writer was gone.
As neither of them was too familiar with the area, they decided to stroll leisurely down the streets in search of a quiet cafe away. Scarlet walked in silence beside Edward who was much taller than her. At first, she had to run a little to keep up with his pace but after a while, Scarlet noticed how Edward was slowing down to match her. Blushing slightly at that, Scarlet wondered if they were a little too close to each other. If she moved a little more, they would be touching. Yet, that didn't happen. Both of them remained their distance even by just that little gap.
