Lottie couldn't have described how it happened if she'd tried. One second she was hugging Vidar, and the next, her dad was there, then her mom, and there were hugs, and she was standing a few feet away from her boyfriend. She blinked twice, trying to process how that had been managed, until she heard Vidar speak.
Moving back to his side, she deliberately took his hand as she spoke. “I'm sorry, I've forgotten my manners. Vidar, these are my parents, Nyx and Erebos. Mom, Daddy, this is my boyfriend, Vidar. He's, um, Norse.”
That bit of formality out of the way, she gave a beaming smile. “And we're having a great time. This is amazing! Everything looks so wonderful, and we haven't even had a chance to look at the food yet, but I bet it's awesome. I really love this idea, the masquerade on New Years Eve, this is just brilliant. And we're having fun, aren't we?”