"You don't like your beard?" She looked at him in the mirror, a mock look of surprise on her face. "You'd look like such a baby if you didn't have any facial hair!" She stared at him and tried to picture it, but could only shake her head in disagreement. "Please keep it. But lose the neckbeard." She grinned, turning back to add the blush to her cheeks.
She glanced back at him at his teasing and rolled her eyes. "I mean, not that age matters, right? If there's an attraction, go for it, yeah?" She wasn't sure why she was waiting for Derek's approval on this, but she was close to holding her breath for it. "And even so, it's just a drink." She turned back to her mirror, carefully applying her eyeliner.
"Maybe we can find someone for you and it'll be a double!"