"Yeah," she says, sobering. "It just slid right out." Ignorant as she is of Andrew's abilities, there's no doubt in her mind that it would have ended badly for him if she hadn't been there. He never would have seen it coming, and even if he had, he didn't exactly look capable of doing any quick dodges.

So she doesn't wave off his thanks. "You're welcome," she says. "I mean, we couldn't…" let that happen to the guy who took them to Disneyworld, even if it was only in a dream.

Not that the falling AC unit seemed to be Andrew's only problem, and she looks at him in some concern. "Are you okay? I mean, if you're sick or something… Aiden might be able to help."