He closed his eyes as she kissed him, then smiled at her comment.

"You're hard to miss," he said, opening his eyes again to meet her gaze. He brought a hand up to brush the side of her face. "Your strength and poise certainly make you stand out in a room." And, for him, when she was all done up, it was like the rest of the world melted away once he saw her. And he had a feeling it was going to happen again at the formal dance during this prom, too. In fact, he was looking forward to it.