"We do what we need to," Fred said, a bit vaguely. "But we aren't that bad. Jack's...he's good. He really is." The truth was, Fred still had a crush on Jack. Despite going out with Owen, she still had feelings for Jack, feelings she knew wouldn't go away anytime soon. Even if she didn't though, she still wouldn't like people talking bad about him.
"Owen," she said pointedly. "is busy at the Hub, I think. But it's better than what Dalton calls him, at any rate."
She follows him into the kitchen, feeling vaguely paranoid. "Why? You aren't banging your ears in it, or making anything!"