"Why are you squinting? You need specs or something? Then I'd call you four eyes AJ,'' Adi kidded. And then she was reaching towards him...and fixing his hair. In doing so, her hand brushed against his ear. He liked her touch. Very much he did. But he made yet another joke. "Make up your mind, AJ. Do you like my hair messy or next?'' He didn't care what it looked like. He wore it mostly tussled up, anyway, since early into the school year when AJ started ruffling it up and had told him she liked it that way. Except when he went to Bellaire's class. That woman probably would toss him out of the class if his hair was all over the place.

Eh? She was asking Ian? That shouldn't bother Adi but it did. O_o "I don't like being replaced,'' he said and pretended to sulk.

"You know me so well, because I'm not.'' The Puffer grinned. Of course, he would tell her if she looked...imperfect. Not that she ever did in his opinion. "Yep, that's exactly what I mean, AJ. Maybe you and I should start our own then, Ian.'' Adi bit into another slice of the pie , chewed then swallowed. "It's called steak and kidney pie. Never tried it before?''