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The words were meant to be amusing, so Mandy tried to take them as such.
“Ha.” She watched him tugging the hem of his shorts. “Problem?”
“These are Fin’s shorts. He’s half the size of me.”
“Half, surely you exaggerate,” Mandy said.
He stopped tugging and looked at her.
“I can’t believe you just said that. Sweet, innocent Mandy Robbins. You’re not so sweet now, are you? Imagine you comparing the size of a man’s—”
“Stop,” she hissed, refusing to blush. “I was not referring tothat.” She couldn’t say the word. “And I’m wearing half a fairy costume. My everything is exposed. I don’t think sweet is what I am today.”
“Your everything is very nice,” he drawled, studying her chest. “And you’ll always be sweet.”
“Will you stop that,” Mandy hissed.
“What?”
“My eyes are up here.”
“So they are, and I like the sparkling blue glitter you’re wearing around them.”
“Thanks.”
“Mandy, are you okay?”
She knew what he was asking.
“Sure. Peachy, in fact.”
“That had a snap to it. Are you still angry that I didn’t come and see you after what we did?”
“No. I know how this stuff works now.”
“How what stuff works exactly?”
“So you were frowning because you have to wear that uniform and be with your staff. Nothing else?” Mandy said, desperate to change the subject.
“Nice evasion.”
“I thought so.”
“Okay, I’ll drop it for now. Do you remember when we talked about phobias?”
Mandy thought back. “Ah, so you weren’t just saying that to make me feel better then?”
“The crowds, needles thing?”
She nodded.
“No.”
“Mandy!”
“Coming, Aunt Sarah,” she answered. “You’ll be fine, Ted. Just do what you do best.”
“What’s that?”
