Lilo blinked hard and then socked him in the arm, harder than she had the night they'd had coffee. "You couldn't have noticed me three years ago? Jerkface." She stroked his cheek with the fingers of her left hand, knowing her right was still sticky. "I'm sorry that happened. I'd have done the same thing, you know."
Leaning back, she blinked and shook her head. "You haven't told me your beliefs. What are they? It'll be nice to be around someone who doesn't think I'm crazy."