Ivy Green once again felt her heart flutter at Kate Stone's earnest expression. She asked seriously, "If I want you to tell them, would you?"
"Of course," Kate replied without hesitation.
Ivy licked her lips to hide her nervousness. "You're teasing me again."
Kate tilted her head. "Do I look like I'm teasing you?"
Ivy traced her finger along Kate's eyebrow. After a long pause, she shyly said, "Then if someone asks you next time, you can tell them."
Perhaps she understood, just a little, why Kate had said what she did in the auditorium. Beyond the potential consequences, there was a more pressing desire—to tell everyone she had the world's best lover. Not just a boyfriend or girlfriend, but a soulmate. It was an irrepressible pride in the one she loved, even a kind of joyous boast.
