Natalie nibbled her lower lip, the only outward sign of her nerves, though Kay couldn't see it. The bundle of stress in her stomach loosened just a bit when Kay answered her. She hoped that because Kay didn't have plans, she would agree to go out with her.
"Well, I was hoping you'd like to go out with me tonight. I've plans to go to a party in Muggle London, and I'd love to share the night with you, maybe show you off to some of my friends. But I wasn't sure if maybe you'd already made plans with..." She paused, closing her eyes tight. The source of her unease making itself known.
"With Terrence," she finally said. If there was a small amount of hurt in her tone, well it couldn't be helped. They'd never talked about the terms of their relationship, so to speak, and until she realized that she was in love with Kay, it hadn't bothered her so much that she was with Kay only even though Kay was still seeing other people.