“Good, because I’m not going to,” Jude said firmly – with an immediate flash of relief at airing this.
He was less relieved at the prospect of flirting, though. Only flirting, as it may be; and Kieran had certainly made it sound simple, but Jude still felt like he was missing something. Asking questions, being interested in someone, couldn’t be all it was. He eyed Kieran dubiously – he could still manage looking at Kieran in spite of his general embarrassment here, because Kieran seemed almost as embarrassed as him, and kept looking away – and cleared his throat. “What – kind of questions?”
He was less relieved at the prospect of flirting, though. Only flirting, as it may be; and Kieran had certainly made it sound simple, but Jude still felt like he was missing something. Asking questions, being interested in someone, couldn’t be all it was. He eyed Kieran dubiously – he could still manage looking at Kieran in spite of his general embarrassment here, because Kieran seemed almost as embarrassed as him, and kept looking away – and cleared his throat. “What – kind of questions?”
