"Ho-ho-ho-honey... That is the loaded question of loaded questions." She paused. She tried to remain calm, but her heart was slamming powerfully in her chest. "Sveta... you're one of the more beautiful people I've ever met... and that was before you became a model." A pause. "Anyone...<em>Anyone</em>would be lucky to consider you a friend, much less anything else." She spoke from the heart in every word.