"Him?" Aha. Suspicions confirmed. She was going to see a boy. She was going to protect beds with a boy. Admittedly, Laney was at the age when he probably didn't need to protect her from good-for-nothings, but he'd sort of missed out on four years of it, and had never gotten it out of his system. Besides, she would never be told old to tease about boys.
"Interesting that you're so hesitant to tell me who he is."