"I think I have gone swimming with her," he laughs. "She's a sweetheart."

"Was she one of the conscientious ones who asked first?"

"I don't even know who brought it up first, we were hanging out and having sex and I told her how nymphs are a renewable resource and it just... went from there," he says with a reminiscent smile.

"Ah-huh."

"She's fun, I like her. Maybe I'll look her up again."

"Have fun," says Bella. "What kinda pie is that?"

"Tasty pie," he deadpans, and then laughs. "No, it's strawberry rhubarb."

"No? It's not tasty pie, you are making mediocre strawberry rhubarb pie?"

"It is fucking delicious pie," he says loftily. "I never make any other kind."

"Fantastic. I want some when it's done."

"Sure!" says Celo.

Celo continues watching over his pie.

"What've you been up to today besides pie?"

"Um... class?" he says, as though he's guessing.

"Nothing out of the ordinary, huh?"

He laughs. "Yeah, no."

"I beat my head against trying to teek in lab and I think I got something to move. That or it was an air current. I am not at all sure."

"'Teek' is a cute word," says Celo.

Bella laughs. "Abbreviation is fun."

He giggles.

Homework homework occasional glances at oven homework homework.

Waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting waiting pie!

Pie! Ooooh!