“Well,” replies Tess, “I’ve been so busy planning this trip that I haven’t rightly noticed who likes who in this here group. But I’ll tell you one thing. It’s not a great idea to hold on to a crush and not tell the fellah. If he likes ya back, you’ve wasted time that you could’ve spent getting closer. On the other hand, if he don’t fancy ya in that way, you will have wasted a whole lot of time mooning over him.”

This sounds logical to you, and you promise yourself that you’ll find a good opportunity to ask Cal what he thinks of you.