"That's so funny," she says curiously. "I wonder what that means. There must be some reason for that." She smiles at Beth and the compliment to Simonides. "Isn't he?" Perhaps it's vain to say so. She can't tell.
"I don't LIKE being cute," he confesses, and Bee's a little stunned to hear it. This is maybe the most he's said out loud at one time. "People look at me more."
"Oh," she says, frowning in sympathy. "I know. But we're okay with that, right? At least from friends."
"From friends," he echoes, peeking out at Beth and the Balladeer.
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"I don't LIKE being cute," he confesses, and Bee's a little stunned to hear it. This is maybe the most he's said out loud at one time. "People look at me more."
"Oh," she says, frowning in sympathy. "I know. But we're okay with that, right? At least from friends."
"From friends," he echoes, peeking out at Beth and the Balladeer.