[Her hands are taken in return with quite a bit more hesitation - but from the jerky way he goes about it, it seems almost more like he's trying not to get anything on her.

And once they're holding hands properly, he lets out a little sigh. Not one of relief -
But a sigh nonetheless.]

... Thank you. It, ah -
Hasn't... changed anything. But it's much easier to tell it isn't real, seeing you so unaffected...