"If you wanted to see Eli without him immediately jumping you, I imagine you would," she replied teasingly, hand reaching up to stroke the side of his face before she moved next to him and curled her hand around the back of his neck in an almost protective manner. Michelle adored him in her own prickly way and somehow fit in nicely in the relationship they had.

There was a moment where she was silent and thoughtful, almost appearing as if she hadn't noticed Matheus being there the whole time. "Ah, the idiot. Was he banished from the party?"