[And he flinches at that tone of voice. Oh my god do all girls screech like this when a friend gets a boy/girlfriend... Nephry sure didn't do it. Maybe it's just Anise. Yes, that seems like a good explanation.]

W-We, uh... met a while ago. Just a few weeks after I got here... We didn't actually get together until February though. [Yes, they've been together for months and half of the people Luke knows doesn't know. Silly replica.]