She nodded. “And so…hypothetically, if these two people liked each other, what would it take to get the stupid guy to kiss the girl, huh?” “Oh…” I felt like one of Apollo’s sacred cows—slow, dumb, and bright red. “Um…” I can’t pretend I hadn’t thought about Rachel. She was so much easier to be around than…well, than some other girls I knew. I didn’t have to work hard, or watch what I said, or rack my brain trying to figure out what she was thinking. Rachel didn’t hide much. She let you know how she felt.