"Month and a half," Steven admits sheepishly. "We've both been here going on six months, now, sure, but Layla thought-- well, nobody knew if it really worked the same way for people not from here, right? Figured we might as well test it. And what d'you know, it does work the same way for people not from here. So yeah, it's still pretty new."

He's aware of the honesty thing now. And he's trying to be careful. He's proud of himself just then for not mentioning Marc. It was, after all, as much Layla's thought as his.