With a small, dreamy smile, Elissa agreed, "I suppose that it is. There are many handsome men here this evening, but I should not have had nearly so much fun thus far, had I not been able to dance with my favorite one of all."

She sighed, half-amused, half-irritated. "Alas, our meeting was brief and I had to distract a Navy man that interrupted our retreat to the terrace. I suppose I shouldn't complain as it means I've won a sizable wager."