Now, Dora was not usually one to toot her own horn when it came to men she really liked, especially the ones that were soft spoken, intelligent, and kind, but unless she was very mistaken, the way he was acting around her, around this necklace, led her to believe that there was more going on than she knew about. Could it be as simple as a bright and colorful thing for a bright and colorful girl? Surely, and she’d dated guys like that before--guys who couldn’t even manage that much. But Remus was not shallow, and it seemed unlikely, given all the evidence, that bright and colorful was all he’d been looking for.
“Is that all?” she asked, sounding a little disappointed, but only because she wanted to see if she was right before she called him out on it. Because if he felt something for her, something that wasn’t just platonic, he really needed to just say it so they could get on with it; and on the small chance that he didn’t, she didn’t want to embarrass herself for no reason.