"Melora's gorgeous, are you kidding? But if you're close like that, I get it." And she got why everyone had a crush on Hope. Hell, she'd had a crush on Hope, and they were practically sisters in how close they were.
She met his eyes, smirking a little. "You totally like me," she teased, unable to keep the conversation from veering into playful, even when she was about to snog him. Which happened before she totally realized it. One second she was looking up and thinking 'oh, hey, Duncan's really close to me' and the next he was kissing her. She'd always figured she'd have to be the one to kiss him if it ever happened. She was delighted to be proved wrong.