"Hey, knock it off with the eyes," he said, grinning though. "Even if you look pretty rakish like that," he added, unable to stop himself... and wanting to use his SAT words.

"Yep. I do. All the time," he teased. "Woods. Lurking. Kind of the nature of the beast." Except that the smile kind of dropped then, knowing that it was the nature of beast for Hales, and the unnatural nature for himself.