"Well, rubbing it in his face has been my strategy for a while."

Theo laughs a bit, then says. "Uh, I don't know."

He shrugs. "I don't care either way. But man now I want to rub you in Cordelia's face even more."

Theo smiles a bit. "I wonder how she'd react to that."

"Why don't we go find out?"

"I. Um. ... Ummm."

He looks a bit worried about the idea.

"Or not," he shrugs.

He now looks a bit conflicted about the idea.

... And now considering.

"Well. I mean. If we're getting together anyway, people are going to find out eventually?"

"Unless we break up, like, tomorrow."

"... That's true. I guess I... don't really know you that well."

Which is weird, because it seems like he knows Sadde rather well after just three (and a half) days.

"No, you don't, and vice-versa, but I saved your life so you're probably swooning over me, and I find you hot and cute. But well, I mean, we're interested in each other, it doesn't matter the reason, there's nothing that says we need to spend five years being only friends before we try going out, and if it turns out we don't work out, we stay just friends. Unless it also turns out we can't stand each other, in which case I'll provide you your mystic book translations remotely and wish you the best of luck."

"I'm not swooning," he says, feeling defensive. "But yeah, I get your point."

He still thinks people are going to find out, even if they do break up.

"You're still thinking things."

"Well, even if we do break up, Brad already knows so people are going to find out through him anyway... We'd just be speeding up the process if we, uh. Kissed in the cafeteria."

"Oh, that's what you want, huh?"

Theo looks pretty confused. "... Isn't that what you–" Oh. Nope, that's not what Sadde suggested. "Oh. Um."

He smiles a bit self-consciously and blushes (faintly).

"I'm not opposed to the idea, I'm utterly shameless."

"Well then."

Is it obvious what he wants to do?

Yes, it is. "Shall we, then?"

"Yes. I think we shall. How do you want to do it?" He raises an eyebrow, smiling mischievously. "Walk by Cordelia and you sweep me into a kiss?"

"That sounds a bit contrived. I'm sure if we just return to our table holding hands and kiss when we get there the entire school will have known all about it last week."

"Contrived? I don't know what you mean."

Hand-hold?

Hand-hold!

They return.