She seemed to get nervous. Mike suddenly remembered the other morning, vividly recalling Emma and the "batter incident."
"I'm sorry for the way the others are all behaving," he volunteered, "and I'm sorry about Emma doing what she did."
Beth's face turned red, and she began to twirl a lock of her blonde hair nervously. "Yeah, that was... uh... very unexpected, and frankly, a little weird."
"HOT, the correct word is hot, you psycho nerd."
'Watch it!' Mike thought to the voice.
Then focusing his attention back on Beth, he asked, "So have you discovered anything new?
"Well," she began, but then bit her lip, appearing to be a bit embarrassed.
Glancing over, he realized she was becoming even more uneasy.
"Beth, it's okay," He remarked. "I'm the one sleeping with three of my sisters reme
