"We did a dissection together," Gio said, and he sounded defensive. "The topic came up." As strange as he could sometimes be, he did not seriously try to pick girls up with books on cadavers. "And," he couldn't help but add, "she really liked the book."
To answer Ed's question, Gio could only shrug. Did he intend to hang out with Glory? No, but did he want to? Yes. "She … Glory Bennett, gave me her number – and a Christmas present – so I guess, maybe.
"But about Mal." Did he ever want to change the subject. Gio attempted to wipe some of the oil off of his shirt. "She's so blonde. So hot."