In a surprising turn of events at the polls in Chicago on Monday, Aia Cooper found herself in a rather awkward situation while casting her vote next to President Barack Obama. Cooper was left feeling "embarrassed and just shocked" after her fiancé, Mike Jones, made a playful yet embarrassing comment to the President.

As Obama was preparing to vote, Jones decided to joke around and told the President, "Mr. President, don’t touch my girlfriend." Obama, always quick with a comeback, responded with a smile, "I really wasn’t planning on it," and added, "an example of a brother just embarrassing you for no reason."

Cooper, who had been nervous about voting next to such a prominent figure, was caught off guard by the comment. In an interview with CNN's Brooke Baldwin, she admitted she was "shaking" after hearing her fiancé’s remark.

Before Jones’s comment, Cooper was already feeling uneasy about voting next to the President. She shared that she had been anxious about the whole experience, saying, “I was like, ‘Do I have to stand there? I don’t really want to stand there.’”

Despite the awkward moment, the couple is looking on the bright side. They even joked about inviting the Obamas to their future wedding. Cooper expressed a desire to meet Michelle Obama, hoping she wouldn't hold the comment against her.

At the voting location, Cooper did her best to smooth things over with Obama, apologizing for Jones’s offhand remark and predicting he would “say something smart.” In a lighthearted moment, Obama joked that Cooper would go home and tell her friends, “I can’t believe Mike, he is such a fool.”

Fortunately, Obama took the incident in stride, even sharing a hug and a kiss on the cheek with Cooper after voting—something she noted with a laugh, saying, “On the cheek, just the cheek—please, Michelle, don’t come after me.” Obama responded with a playful comment, saying, “Now, he’s really jealous.”

So while Cooper and Jones might have had an unexpected encounter with the President, they certainly have a memorable story to share!

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(via CNN.com