She waited to see some sign of distrust or disgust from him.  Instead she was met with something unexpected.  Kindness.  Sympathy, perhaps?  The main goal of this meeting was to make it appear as if this was a thing they had done for months, that their closeness had been the thing to trigger her sister and his brother into the fight that had happened at the World War II Gala.  Eve thought about it for a moment and then she lowered one of her hands down and laced her fingers into his.  It was a casual touch, but she found it still sent slightly pinpricks along her spine.  Perhaps they were going to better at this than she had originally thought.<br/><br/>"I supposed the latter option will seem more genuine.  Dinner it is."  She said, her smile cracking slightly as her brain tried to figure out what his angel was.  She had always been taught that the Murphy family had a reason for doing anything they did, and it was almost always a malevolent reason in her family's eyes.  And yet, with their ages about to be tied together forever, Casey seemed to watch something else.  Maybe he wanted a chance at happiness, just as she did.  Eve leaned forward, the smile back to its steady state upon her lips.  Those reporters might still be watching and waiting to see what passed between her and the son of a rival family.<br/><br/>"Thank you, you look quite handsome yourself...but then, you always do."  The curve of her lips was fully sincere for a moment.  "And soon we'll be married and soon after that we'll both hold spots on the Council.  You're probably aware, but my mother is sent to retire in a couple months.  I think that's why she agreed to this on my behalf for Elaine.  She's always been protective of my sister."  Her mother had never shared that protection with Eve, she had always pushed her head first into hard situations.<br/><br/>Eve held his gaze for a moment, her honey-brown eyes studying him for a long moment before she spoke.  "You're right, we can make the best of a difficult situations.  So tell me, why did you agree to this whole thing?  Your brother, yes?  It sounds like we're the same in that regard, that we'll both do anything to keep our families happy and healthy.  That's an admirable quality, Casey."  Perhaps he was not the evil once she had been told, since he had agreed to this just as she did.  It still remained to be seen though.  She squeezed his hand for emphasis, a gentle touch but a meaningful one.<br/><br/>"As for me, I like the color rosey-pink.  I prefer old movies to new.  I actually just like roses in general. That's a quick crash course in me as a person.  What about you?"