"Why are you blushing?"

His comment caught Dorothy off guard!

"It's a secret."

Everett cleared his throat, obviously not keen on continuing that line of conversation.

But Dorothy had asked, and she was determined to get an answer! Especially with Everett looking like that, her curiosity was through the roof.

"What secret can't you share with me?"

"...It's hot, so I sweated."

That explanation wouldn't convince Dorothy, let alone anyone else!

"Just spill it, I want to know." Dorothy tugged at his shirt sleeve gently.

She was pulling out all the stops with her charm. Everett couldn't possibly hold back now!

"Really want to know?"

He raised an eyebrow, leaning in closer.

Dorothy nodded, "Yes! Teach me, maybe I can use it someday."

real enough to fool Quincy, who

surely

but you wouldn't be able

able to keep a

That smile...

Dorothy had a

don't want to

like

her, pinning her down, "What do

feeling the change in

were in a hospital, Everett wouldn't really do

Like, sauna? Or,

"Right, working out."

and left her head spinning

"I had to pretend to be sick, weak in the hospital room... took care of

of

she just repeated that

realized what she'd said, it

just talking! I know now! No need to explain

to elaborate,

"Me, uh!"

on the

explaining, it was a trap! Curiosity killed

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