<em>~Mila with Mari~</em><br/><br/>Once Nicci left to get changed, Mila looked at Mari, a surprised look on her face.  "She thinks Bo doesn't like her?  He's so enamored with her already!"  She shook her head, wondering how Nicci could possibly not see it.  The way he ex-soldier touched her and looked at her, it was like watching a budding romance.  In fact, Mila thought whimsically, it was like watching the relationship develop in<em>Beauty and the Beast</em>, except that they were both beautiful.<br/><br/>She thought back to when they had first met each other, and how Nicci and she had held hands.  "I like her.  Very, very much.  You too, you know.  I'm hoping that the three of us have a great friendship."  She glanced at the truffles that Nicci brought with her.  She wanted one, but would wait until the other woman came back.