Gen spoke the words that Penny was thinking but was too afraid to say, not wanting to make her sister sad now that they had begun to settle down. "I'm sure he would have found you lovely," Penny assured her as she helped Gen step out of the beautiful dress. "But then, I'm sure he always finds you lovely, regardless of what you wear." After all, isn't that what love was all about?
"Perhaps he went out with his friends since we had the party this evening," Penny suggested. "After all, I imagine he wouldn't be much interested in a party he wasn't invited to." That might or might not be true but it was possible, Penny thought optimistically. Surely it couldn't be anything worse than that?