"You do everything with purpose, so I assume that you're being rude on purpose, too," Aly said to him, and off they went.

When they sit down, Aly surveys him over the top of her menu for a moment, before saying with infuriating calm, "You're making friends. That's good. I worry about you."

She's building up to something. You cannot escape, Devin. You are already trapped.