I raised my eyebrows. Were they really talking about how cute I was when I got mad? Talk about taking the wind out of my sail! I wanted to say 'It's not cute, it's very manly!' but I didn't think either of them would appreciate that.

Are we going to do this or not? I asked impatiently.


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