Zach listened raptly. He wasn't sad or upset or hurt or anything bad about Ven turning him down. He knew raising her bun with Shay had been her first choice, her preference. And now she got that! And that was awesome. Zach didn't want her to choose him over that. He just hadn't wanted her to be stuck with bad choices and worse ones.
"Better than in your writing I bet," Zach nudged her, "but I guess you have more scenes to write." He teased lightly, happy for her. "That's really great," he squeezed her hand, "Lily you're a lucky girl."