"Everything's fine," Otillie reassured her. "I just noticed a friend. You wouldn't mind if I said hello, would you?"
"Well, you did promise me a dance." Ronald McBurger said meekly.
"Everything's fine," Otillie reassured her. "I just noticed a friend. You wouldn't mind if I said hello, would you?"
"Well, you did promise me a dance." Ronald McBurger said meekly.
Otillie drew back slightly, her eyes swimming, "There," she said, "now everyone tonight has either kissed or been kissed."
"You cannot enjoy torturing yourself like this, Otillie."
"Who says it's torture?" A coy smile played on her lips.
Otillie drew back slightly, her eyes swimming, "There," she said, "now everyone tonight has either kissed or been kissed."
"You cannot enjoy torturing yourself like this, Otillie."
"Who says it's torture?" A coy smile played on her lips.
He may always feel a sense of frustration toward her that she should continue to hold onto this infatuation over him despite the the fact that he'll never feel the same.
He may always feel a sense of frustration toward her that she should continue to hold onto this infatuation over him despite the the fact that he'll never feel the same.
"Tillie we were simply ensuring this girl knew her position." Tabitha tried to regain composure. "After all if Matthe were to have chosen any partner why wouldn't have been you?"
Tabitha had no idea how her simple words wounded.
"Tillie we were simply ensuring this girl knew her position." Tabitha tried to regain composure. "After all if Matthe were to have chosen any partner why wouldn't have been you?"
Tabitha had no idea how her simple words wounded.
"Was that the dark haired girl or the blonde with the freckles?"
"Neither. She's the ice queen with the crown." The description was keen enough for Cordie to follow.
"Was that the dark haired girl or the blonde with the freckles?"
"Neither. She's the ice queen with the crown." The description was keen enough for Cordie to follow.
"Otillie." Matthew prompted gently.
"Right, of course." Tillie acknowledged, and then slowly released.
"Otillie." Matthew prompted gently.
"Right, of course." Tillie acknowledged, and then slowly released.
It didn't take more than one guess for Matthew to decode who had addressed him. Even without looking up he already knew.
"Tillie. I assume you've been well."
"Yes, very." Her voice brightened.
It didn't take more than one guess for Matthew to decode who had addressed him. Even without looking up he already knew.
"Tillie. I assume you've been well."
"Yes, very." Her voice brightened.
"Yes, Ronald, we will dance all in good time, but if you'll excuse me." Otillie moved past two of three McBurger triplets in favor of a much more desirable prize. It had been months since she'd last spoken to Matthew.
"Yes, Ronald, we will dance all in good time, but if you'll excuse me." Otillie moved past two of three McBurger triplets in favor of a much more desirable prize. It had been months since she'd last spoken to Matthew.
Otillie Alto-DeBateau looked up from the polite conversation she got roped into and noticed the only reason she decided to come out to a party tonight—the only person who could secure her attendance anywhere.
Otillie Alto-DeBateau looked up from the polite conversation she got roped into and noticed the only reason she decided to come out to a party tonight—the only person who could secure her attendance anywhere.
Her plan was so simple. She was supposed to go up to Matthew, deliver a pleasantry, then stride away free to enjoy the party, avoiding an awkward confrontation.
Her plan was so simple. She was supposed to go up to Matthew, deliver a pleasantry, then stride away free to enjoy the party, avoiding an awkward confrontation.
"I was actually unsure of what to wear tonight. Dressy but not too dressy, fun but not too causal. I'm still unsure if this dress meets the criteria."
"I was actually unsure of what to wear tonight. Dressy but not too dressy, fun but not too causal. I'm still unsure if this dress meets the criteria."
"Something wrong?" Otillie leaned toward him hoping to snare him into her orbit.
"No, it's just..." Matthew's eye settled adjacent to the banquet table, and then he blinked as if it that might materialize what he thought might've been there.
"Something wrong?" Otillie leaned toward him hoping to snare him into her orbit.
"No, it's just..." Matthew's eye settled adjacent to the banquet table, and then he blinked as if it that might materialize what he thought might've been there.
"That's my girl." Holly smiled on at her as Tillie expertly secured the attention of Matthew Landgraab by doing just as she directed.
"That's my girl." Holly smiled on at her as Tillie expertly secured the attention of Matthew Landgraab by doing just as she directed.