"Of course," Warren replied, not taking his eyes from Karla for so much as a heartbeat. "With all the effort you ladies have been putting into your dancing, we wouldn't want you to find yourselves stuck with escorts who are at anything less than top form."

Warren had no idea where those words had come from. But apparently he was going to the festival in guyliner now, too.

But then, with the way Karla was still looking at him, it was getting difficult to talk himself into ever washing it off again.