<div class="floatright">(http://www.u2mtv.com/files/actor/9/7/97f4b8ceb7d493913b51f5c63b8d03e9.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Juliet Rhodes (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=281599.msg13847695#msg13847695)<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Navy mini-dress and taupe, strappy heels (http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Viacom+TCA+Summer+2016+azEUeWS62uXx.jpg) (wearing name tag)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Hilton Hotel Ballroom -> Table<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Ruben (Before he leaves), Tanner, Open!<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Giggles wove between her words as she spoke with Ruben, who was someone she had always thoroughly enjoyed spending time with. He was like his own little rainbow, brightening up everything around him, paying no attention to the rain that may have been falling nearby. She had to glance around the room at his remark about not one fat, bald, slob making an appearance. “Well, that may be my fault. I did send out the ‘save the dates’ months ago. Maybe that gave everyone enough time for liposuction and hair restoration.” Another scandalous remark from Juliet, which caused even her to gasp at herself.<br/><br/>The comment about panties made Juliet cover her mouth as she laughed a little louder than before, her tone suggesting that she was plenty aware how naughty a joke it was. But, then again, Ruben tended to bring that out in people - he had a way of bringing down walls without really making it obvious. When he paused after pretending to admonish her, she knew to hold her breath and wait for the rest of his delivery. Which, when delivered, was enough to make her throw her head back with laughter.<br/><br/>He drew his gaze to the side, glancing at Tanner, which only brought Juliet’s attention back to the stud who chose to sit beside her. It was then that Ruben took a firm grasp of her hand and left her with some fatherly wisdom, as it were. “Yes, Papa Bear.” She murmured, without really making the connection. It wasn’t until Ruben began to walk off that she realized, and flushed deeply. “Oh, I didn’t mean- I don’t- ugh,” she sighed, shaking her head and chuckling at herself. She hadn’t meant to imply that he was a ‘Bear’ like how the definitions on Urban Dictionary defined them. Not that she knew!<br/><br/>By the time he walked off, it seemed as if all was well again, so she eased back into her seat and turned to focus on Tanner once more - a task that was only too easy to fulfill. Breaking the ice between them, relieved that she got him to chuckle, Juliet settled her vibrant emerald gaze onto Tanner. For the first time all evening, she had a chance to really watch him - in his element, it seemed, because he was as smooth as butter. “It wasn’t clumsy at all,” she replied thoughtfully. “Some may even say you quite literally swept me off of my feet.”<br/><br/>Chewing on her lower lip after addressing what she had considered to be the pink elephant between them - that being the fact that she didn’t hug him, but proceeded to hug everyone else along the way - Juliet was relieved to find that he held no ill will toward her for it. When Tanner carried on with their conversation, Juliet had already turned to take another bite of sushi. He mentioned being anxious to mention something, which caused her brow to perk in wonder, as she worked to swallow down the bite.<br/><br/>He revealed that his clumsiness may have been due to not having seen her for the past decade. Juliet was about to shrug it off, but then he went on to express that, back then, he had a huge crush on her. She was frozen in place, though a smile stretched across her lips as her sparkling eyes searched his. He proceeded to confess that past tense may have not been accurate. “Is that so?” Juliet was flustered and flattered all at once, the blush on her cheeks taking on brilliant hues. “I thought crushes were sort of reserved for the unattainable,” she sheepishly replied, more than implying that now, Tanner certainly could obtain Juliet. If he was after her, of course.