A question caught me by surprise-1

I decided to run the idea by Jennifer first. This was uncharted
territory after all, and in spite of recent awkward developments, she was
still my best friend and confidant. Best of all, she was a woman, so I
imagined that if nothing else, her feminine insight might come in handy.

“So, I’ve been thinking about asking Vicky out,” I announced casually as
I tuned my guitar. I rarely needed to find a decent transition or
establish context when beginning a conversation with my sister, an
advantage to having similar thought processes.

“Oh? And why would you want to do a thing like that?” she asked with
slightly narrowed eyes. Weird. I’d expected her to tease me a little, but
her tone sounded almost catty.

“I don’t know. She’s cute. Seems kind of interesting.” I didn’t expect
to have to defend myself.

“Was she cute and interesting last week?” Yep. Definitely catty.

“I suppose so. Why do you ask?” I inquired carefully.

“She just doesn’t seem like your type, that’s all,” Jennifer said
noncommittally.