Joe wasn't sure why Brittany had been staring at him for five minutes, but he thought it best to ask. "Can I help you?"

"Can I play with your hair?"

"Um…"

"It just looks cool and I really want to play with it."

She looked so earnest that Joe didn't have the heart to deny her. "Sure?"

With a bright smile, she slid forward and started twisting the dreads around each other, creating intricate braids. "You have really awesome hair. You should come to the next Glee girls' sleepover and we can have a lot of fun with it."

"Uh…"