"W-What?" she stammered, almost choking on her water. This subject change was definitely not what she was expecting out of the usual, carefree Slade. "N-No, we're only friends! The only reason it was private was because Jacob was... Confessing his feelings for me... And he wanted to talk about it alone... To clear up the whole situation..." Danielle then lowered her gaze, fiddling around with the strands of spaghetti. "I feel bad for turning him down, though, but I'm just not into him that way..." 'Because I like someone else...' Danielle suddenly jerked her head back up, realizing that something was not quite right. "Hold on a sec, is everything alright? I never thought you, of all people, would suddenly be concerned about these things." Avis and Corona had returned their attention to their food while Danielle was clearing up this tangled mess of affairs. They have an idea of where this is going to go by now.