When he leans close, she can feel the heat rushing to her cheeks. It's the words that send a painful jolt of hope through her chest, heart beating faster, and she knows it must be obvious. Everything about her is apparently obvious to him.

(She crushes down the stupid jealousy over his story. She always knew he said those things to girls. She wasn't oblivious. It still...)

"...So, do you have someone you like then?" No, no. When she says it like that he can escape, so she quickly changes it. "If you do, who do you like?"