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"The Princess Diaries 2" 3

"Toni, do you happen to see who's here?"

"No. Who?" Toni looked around in confusion.

"The king wannabe with Lady Elissa."

"Oh. Is she his... girlfriend?" Toni shifted as she tried not to seem jealous, or feel jealous.

"Bucky doesn't have girlfriends." The man countered. "He has dates, but attractive ones."

"You talk to him much?" Her friend turned to her curiously.

"Uh, we acknowledge each other." Toni shrugged and made a face of annoyance and disgust for show.

"Andrew?" She called out.

"Yes, dear. Coming." Andrew rushed over.

"Well, the camera's all ready to go, so..."

"All right. Um... let's go this way. Okay." Toni pulled him along.

"You did very well, Toni. Very charming." Andrew assured as they walked together.

"Oh, well," Toni waved.

"Wait, wait, wait. The light is perfect. Just one more..."

"Oh, please, no more pictures." Toni laughed as they continued walking.

"Come on, please." Andrew reasoned as he held up the camera.

"It's very flattering, but..." Toni stopped walking once they met the other two and nudged her fiance.

"Ah." Andrew nodded once he saw the man.

"Hello. Uh, I'm, uh, Andrew Jacoby." He smiled.

"Oh, hello. Lady Elissa." The woman smiled back.

"Lady Elissa." Toni nodded and gave her a kind smile.

"Your Highness." She curtsied.

"Hello." Toni eyed the man across from her in judgement.

"Elissa and I were just discussing her latest achievement." Bucky interrupted. "She's received the Rhodes scholarship."

"Bucky, please."

"Why not brag? You're an amazing woman." Bucky shrugged.

"Elissa, congratulations." Toni gaped.

"You know, Andrew has a PhD in anthropology from Oxford."

"Fantastic." Bucky affirmed.

"Elissa was in the Peace Corps."

"Really? Andrew spent four months in Papua New Guinea studying the bark of a yam tree." Tony countered and moved closer to the man to challenge him.

"Uh, Andrew..." Elissa started.

"Elissa single-handedly..."

"Elissa is actually trying to say something. Yes, Lady Elissa?" Toni turned to her.

"Andrew, would you like to get a drink? I have a feeling they're going to start a "my horse is bigger than your horse" run." Elissa smiled.

"I would absolutely love to. Excuse us." Andrew nodded and followed her.

"No, her horse is actually very huge." He reasoned as he pointed to his fiance.

"Oh, really?"

"S... mhmm." Toni shifted and fiddled with her fan as she contemplated how to talk to the man.

"Fantastic party." Bucky spoke up.

"It is." Toni nodded.

"You two make such a lovely couple."