"We'll go see her when all this is over," Katya said, giving his hand a squeeze. She then put her thumb and finger up to the bridge of her nose and winced a little.
"Headache?" Cyrus asked.
"Oh, it's just that I always get a touch of rhinorrhea when I fly," Katya answered.
"Rhino, what now?" he asked. "You can use the restroom if you need to; they turned the seat belt sign off."
"No, silly," she said laughing. "I just mean my nose runs and I get a slight headache in jetliners."
"You make me laugh-will you be my girlfriend now?" he asked.
"Nope," she answered.
"Why not?"
"I already told you, Cyrus Callahan. You date other girls."
"But I don't want to date around anymore," he answered. "I want you to be my XCL."
"I don't think you're ready to have a steady girlfriend," she said. "M
