"You could have worn jeans and I would have been happy. I could have worn jeans and Clayton wouldn't have cared," Elena admits in a whisper, leaning close and nudging Mylia with her shoulder. "But I wanted to dress up, for once in my life."
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"You could have worn jeans and I would have been happy. I could have worn jeans and Clayton wouldn't have cared," Elena admits in a whisper, leaning close and nudging Mylia with her shoulder. "But I wanted to dress up, for once in my life."