Raising his hands placatingly, Saiden smiled. "I think you're beautiful, yes. I thought that went without saying." His voice was soft, and he gazed at Eloise fondly.
However, he felt himself losing his easygoing manner as she laughed. His eyes lost a little of their luster, and he frowned slightly. "Do you?" It came out more bluntly than he'd intended, and he stared at her with an almost hurt expression on his face.
Doing his best to muster a laugh, though it fell a little flat to his ears, he reached up with one hand to stroke her knuckles with his thumb. "It's worked for me before." His playful tone was a little off, the words coming out a beat too late.
However, he felt himself losing his easygoing manner as she laughed. His eyes lost a little of their luster, and he frowned slightly. "Do you?" It came out more bluntly than he'd intended, and he stared at her with an almost hurt expression on his face.
Doing his best to muster a laugh, though it fell a little flat to his ears, he reached up with one hand to stroke her knuckles with his thumb. "It's worked for me before." His playful tone was a little off, the words coming out a beat too late.
