"Well, obviously I don't, then, if I fancy him," she said, standing up as well. She folded her arms over her chest. "And so what if I do? It's just a small fancy, I'll probably be over it in a week, and it's not as if he knows." she plopped back down on the couch and sighed. Lying to Padma was terrible, she knew, but she didn't want to have to hear the lecture that came with her knowing what had really happened.
"I just wanted to know whether I should feel bad for fancying the man you're seeing." Well, that was at least true.