~Ofcourse you can, for as long as you want to.~ Allen wrapped his arms around Elaine, one hand upon her back, the other upon her head and squeezed tightly enough for Elaine to get the impression that he did not want to let go either. ~Can I too? Like this?~<br/><br/>Confident he'd gotten the hang of separating thought from speech, he turned his head in Zara and Blaine's direction. "Zara, I probably know the answer to this, but Elaine wants to know if she can count you as a friend."