"He does. He really does," she replied, relaxing almost at once after securing Serena's reassurances. There was absolutely nothing to complain about regarding Nathaniel, at least, nothing major that she had hit on yet. Except perhaps his strange obsession with reality television, but she supposed that was countered by her making him sit through hours of romantic comedies. Every relationship was full of compromise.
"So what about this 'friend' you're going out to dinner with? How do you know each other?" She settled back into her seat as the hot stones were removed and the first clear coat of polish was applied to her nails - Juliet was more than glad to turn the topic of conversation from herself for the moment.