“What?” I blinked. “How... Wait, Gareth actually approved it?”
“Eventually,” he said, rubbing the back of his neck. “Wasn’t easy. But Doc put in a good word for me. That guy is not an easy person to deal with, I swear.”
I shook my head, still stunned. “Wow. That’s... unexpected. But good, I guess. Congratulations.”
“Thanks.” His eyes flicked down to my dress, and a look passed them before he cleared his throat. “You um... you look really good tonight. Gorgeous, even.”
Heat crept up my neck for some reason, and I looked away for a moment before turning back to him. “Oh. Uh—thanks.” I gave his suit a once-over and smirked. “You don’t look too bad yourself.”
Silver laughed. “I’ll take that. Though I still don’t know how Doc knew my size. I didn’t even try this on until like three second
