And just like that, she doesn't have to imagine it, because here Martin is, getting all blushy and embarrassed, and maybe not squeaky-voiced so much as stammering so much that she's amazed when he finally manages to get a whole sentence out. She snerks and then lifts a hand to cover her mouth, eyes wide first with guilt, then with realization.

"That's why he got so mad," she says. "That's why you got in the way! You're totally crazy for each other and in the movies when people are totally crazy for each other they do stupid shit!" Like jump in front of a knife, and scare the hell out of little girls. "I didn't even think about that 'cause I'm not used to—" She really needs to learn the right words for this... "—to boys being with boys, but makes so much sense!"