"You know I do," Kaya said, smiling. "I have since we've met, you know. Just because you act differently, doesn't mean you're not smart in your own way."

That did sounds just about how Nokosi would want things to be, so she figured she ought to ask him whatever she was she was thinking. "In that case, I should ask you something I've been thinking: how did you know how to romance someone, considering you only dated a few times? Or is that just your natural charm?"

She giggled. "So how do you think you are, minus inhibitions?"