This was excruciating, and Jude wasn't getting it. Haven't you ever tried to flirt? Kieran held in. Maybe that was why Jude never seemed to notice how in love with him Kieran was; he couldn't understand how people who weren't singularly devoted to the cause talked.

Kieran couldn't just let it lie, although he almost wanted to. "Eye contact," Kieran added helpfully. He almost wanted to see this happen.