Marie hated women who thought the world revolved around them. She'd seen the girls she'd grown up with act like that and it irked her that they couldn't see past their own petty lives to realize there were more important things.

"I'll see you soon, then," she said with a nod, finding his awkwardness adorable more than anything else. It was far more endearing than off-putting, that was for certain. "I hope you have a good visit with your mother."