"God, that's good," Calvin said when Emily was done, humming the chorus and picking out a bit of the melody on his guitar, not quite right, but he corrected himself and got it right the next time.
"I don't even know what to say. Isn't it worth risking anything to feel like that, though?" That was said far more easily than any of his previous comments, because for once it wasn't about him. Her song had convinced him back into having an opinion about her relationship, and he was just angling for her to talk to Sam, more subtly -- and he corrected himself quickly as if he hadn't really meant to say it. "I mean, I really like the metaphor. It's a good song, I think a lot of people can relate to it. Are you thinking about singing that one at the talent show?"