One day, Torie would be the one throwing these parties and taking the credit herself. It would be a sweet sort of success in the long run. Torie allowed for Suki to link their arms, the pair gliding around the garden easily. Torie nodded along as Suki described their honeymoon. Just the idea of it had her sighing softly, looking forward to her own someday. A long holiday, just the two of them, whether they ended up in France or somewhere more exotic, she just wanted him all to herself for a little while before they settled into married life.

The conversation turned a little more serious as Suki disclosed that she was an only child and she wished for them to be close. Tor couldn't quite empathize there, but sometimes she did wish she too was the only child. Angel wasn't so bad, but she had her own things going on. Estelle and Raf were another matter entirely. The close relationships of Anthony's extended family were part of what had originally pulled her in. Poppy's friendship outside of that certainly helped, but to see them all so bonded was refreshing after missing the feeling for most of her life. She knew Anthony and Atticus were close, though wasn't sure if she had put any strain on that after everything with Basil, but hopefully things were as good as they once were.

Torie's gaze followed toward the aforementioned gentlemen and she too smiled slowly, though winked quickly as she caught Anthony's eye. None of that sappy affection in public, plus he was always teasing her somehow, she could give it right back. Once Anthony had gotten through this proper courtship he wanted, and things started moving with more finality, Torie wanted to be in the good graces of her future family. "I would like that very much," Torie agreed finally, once she thought Suki had added all she wanted to. "It will be nice to have someone on the other side once things become more official. Plus my sisters and I have never been particularly close, it'll be a refreshing change."