"That's not a serious test of someone's health, is it? Their ability to be able to run a marathon?" She put her pastry on the table in front of them, deciding to give herself some more room for decision.

"This had been a weird day. Mostly because of the chocolates." And other things. And the lesson that there was no end to the amount of things you could like and how small that made Susan feel.

"Is there something on my face, Lee? You're staring at me like you don't understand something but don't know if you can own up to it either. I'm a teacher, I recognise that stare."