"I'm not getting drunk," Jaden said slowly, placing the half-empty glass on the counter-top and doing up his tie. His hair was still wet, but it was beginning to fall back into his eyes in damp strands. "And I'm talking, aren't I?"
After a moment or two, and after he'd hastily tied the knot around his collar, he slid his hands into his back pockets and said frankly, "You make me nervous."