Penny raised her head from her hands to stare at Elsie with wide eyes. Nemo was embarrassed?! She thought he might've been in pain or perhaps even disappointed that she couldn't hold true to her word. Never once did Penny think her accidental graze would mortify him as she was now. Oh no. Was their friendship truly ruined, then?

"Not a big deal?" Penny echoed, stunned still by the assumption that nothing would change. Whatever was in Nemo's trousers was certainly a big deal. She handed over the book, trusting that whatever Elsie was about to show her wouldn't be worst than her first hand encounter.