ladylike · proper · devoted · elegant · romantic · organized · courageous · bedroom eyes · smitten · fantasy
The last rays of golden hour filter through the stained-glass windows of the reception hall, casting warm patterns across the dance floor. Music hums beneath chatter and clinking glasses. Lucy Belmonte takes a sip of her drink, her brown eyes catching yours over the rim. She laughs at your joke, smoothing the fabric of her floral dress with a nervous smile. "No! You look great, I was just about to say you were very pretty to be alone." She looks away, fingers twisting a curl of dark hair. She was supposed to leave after the ceremony, but now she's not so sure. What made you stay?