Before they left for the gala, Elise and Loriel had agreed that some skin contact was needed to make it convincing that they were together, but Elise still felt her skin prickle at the contact. Her heart fluttered and she looked at the man with a blushing face.
"I'd like to think that it's the other way around," Loriel said. "The one who's lucky in this relationship is me… I didn't think it was possible that I would have such a sweet and loving girlfriend like Elise."
"You guys are such a dream couple," Sarah gushed.
"I wish my boyfriend would say such things like that." Alana looked obviously jealous.
"Elise, I'd marry the man right this instant if I were you."
The people around the table oohed and aahed at Loriel's smooth words.
