“So, you’re really serious about Serene?” “Why does everyone keep asking me that?” Elliot’s tone was more snappish than he’d intended, but Myra didn’t seem to take offence. “You know, you’re kind of a dramatic person, Elliot,” she said mildly. “I am not. How dare you!” “It’s not a bad thing,” Myra said. “But when a guy calls a girl the nightlight of his soul, other people might be forgiven for thinking he’s being intentionally over the top.” “I wasn’t being over the top,” Elliot argued. “I was way under the top.”
