"Where's the fun in that?" asked Chris. If it was really beginning to bug Cole, he would back off, but for now he determined just to tone it down rather than stop it entirely. He couldn't even get away with this much with the sisters without them poking and prodding into every weird thing he said.

Chris canted his head to the side, a very telling gesture of uncertainty. "Well... to be honest, no. I thought that was just a comment. Do you even have any cash to pay for it?" Because Chris definitely didn't, and he couldn't imagine Cole had much extra scratch himself considering his current situation.