"Sorry," Bess apologized again. "I'm just trying to wrap my head around it." She giggled. "I guess it's not too surprising though. I mean, he'd be crazy not to like you."
"Thanks, but that's not very helpful right now."
Bess sobered. "Right, sorry. So you're not sure how you feel about him."
"Right."
"And you said he's cute."
"I… did say that, didn't I?"
"You also said he's kind of surly, right?"
"Right." What an understatement, she thought wryly.
"Anything else I should know?"
"He's… older."
Bess laughed. "So? Older is in."
"He's… a lot older," Nancy said, elaborating.
"So?"