Zeph really didn't want to think back to Dhani's hallway, but Zeke's question made him do so. "She... just said 'what if'." The kiss easily distracted him, though, and the following comment made him bite his lip and avert his eyes in his best mock embarrassment.
"That's how you usually talk someone out of being sad?" he asked, glancing up at Zeke through his fringe.