[She lets go of his hand-- only briefly, to move and dig through her bag, abandoned on the floor by the bed-- and hand him one of the handkerchiefs she's kept. Despite having admitted she has no idea how the washing machine works, she's kept these meticulously cleaned and folded, like she's been scrubbing them herself in the sink.

It gives her time to think it over.]

Mmm-- I don't think so, originally. Annleigh was already on the team, and it made sense for us to be in the same after-school activities, especially once Clark started driving her everywhere. But I did like it. Even... Even after--