He set his sandwich down on the blanket and then stretched out on his side, propping his head up with one hand. The texting was not escaping his notice, but he didn't know what to do about it. He wondered to himself if it would be such a bad thing if Brian caught them out together. Maybe he'd break up with Mallory and then....
Well, and then what? Even if she were free it wouldn't mean that she'd want to be with him.
"So how's your summer going?" he asked, picking up his sandwich with his free hand.