It might have been coincidence that Beau seemed to be smirking the next time she took a bite of the apple. Might have, just like the not-quite-subtle lift of her eyebrows.

"I respect a woman who's that up front about things," she said with a slow grin, because look, it wasn't like she was an expert at subtlety herself. "For real, though. Not a figure of speech. That's a lie, it's both, but anyway."

A little more seriously she added, "I get that, though. About the shitty parents. Wouldn't call mine supervillains exactly, but. Wait. That's not a figure of speech either, is it?"

You never knew around here.