Well, maybe she wasn't entirely off in thinking there had been a possibility he was checking her out at least a little while assessing her? Or maybe she just kind of wants to feel like a person who can be checked out because it's better than being a person who is so truly damaged.

"A dance should be safe enough," Jennifer answers softly with just a hint of a teasing smile. She sets her own drink down, letting the remains of the alcohol stay with it. No sense pushing whatever amount of control she's managed so far.

It gives her a free hand to hold out to him. "Shall we?"