"Better by moonlight," I repeated, snickering at the way it sounded. "How long did it take you to come up with that one?" Shifting a little, I rested my cheek against my hand, before realizing that my hands were a bit muddy from the dirt next to the pond. Oh well. If there was one good thing about being surrounded by all the things I'd seen, it was that there wasn't much that would make me squeamish anymore.

After a moment to let my amusement sink in, I started thinking more about the differences between Cal and his brother, my brow furrowing in the process. "So is your father... Irish or somethin'? You don't look Asian."