A good friend of her sister's. Aurora tried to think of who she'd seen Padma's sister around with. No boys jumped immediately to mind, though. Strange. "Well.. you can tell them that you like them. That's one quick way to find out if it's mutual," she said. "I never had much luck with that one, though."
She watched how Padma's face was a little strained. "Tell me about this friend. What's he like?" It never even occurred to her to use a gender neutral term. She didn't push her own ideology onto her kids, and simply assumed that they were pretty much all straight. Though, honestly, she'd gotten a 'vibe' from Padma from time to time that had made her wonder. "Maybe you have some common interest and you could use that to talk... or flirt," she joked.