"I didn't make ass-grabbing very easy for you," Vax pointed out, given he was still sitting. As attractive a woman as Molly absolutely was, he looked a little sad in the eyes, despite teasing back in kind. It hadn't been what he'd wanted, but he couldn't deny that it had been pleasant. And that did make him feel worse, actually.

But that wasn't Molly's fault at all, any more than it had been Angua's. And he liked her well enough not to want to let it trouble her.

"I should've kept better distance. Will you forgive me for getting half the men here wholly jealous, even if they don't know it yet?"