At least he had that going for him, that he could see that Emily was the good sort. Marla would've had to wonder about him if he couldn't see that. Although people being able to tell that so soon also presented a unique worry that her friend would be taken advantage of. "Well good, I'm glad you can see that," she said with a short nod.
Marla narrowed her eyes a little in thought at that. Yeah, it probably did change how most people saw a person, but she had more faith in Emily than to think she would be like that. At his next words, she let out a brief laugh, eyes sparkling in amusement, though there was a protective edge to it. "But it could be that?" she questioned. Not that she would blame him, but she would be shocked if Emily was even considering that. It just wasn't the first thought her friend tended to have about men. "If you promise to tell her soon, I won't say anything. But you better actually do it," she warned.