Tally looks at him, her face red. "I guess it would," she says finally. The thought is nerve-jarring enough to help her remember David. He'd been ugly, too, but like Gideon, he'd paid attention to her and made her feel important. He'd had amazing survival skills like Gideon's, even in the face of... Tally. What she'd done.

Tally sits down heavily. "Love is bogus," she sighs.