"What do you think?" he asked after a moment of silence, and they made strong eye contact for a second. Rebecca, who had grasped the moral of the story, let out a momentary, reserved groan, then quickly gave him a thumbs-up and a brief smile.
"Ha-ha, that's a good idea too," she murmured approvingly, folding both hands in her lap. Silence fell.
Dennis, who felt a little strange about something, judging by her hesitant look and flushed cheeks, furrowed his brows in a slight frown and spat.
"What's with that look?" He looked questioning for a moment, then crossed his arms over his chest.
She let out a momentary, embarrassed, reserved groan. "Oh."
Somehow, he felt he'd missed something, but he wasn't sure.
At that, Becca's eyebrows twitched unconsciously at his questioning, and she stammered, gasping.