"The ones that matter already know." Well, that certainly floored her. She opened her mouth to ask what exactly the hell he meant when he continued. "As does my mother. My father, on the other hand, remains the bigoted jackass who raised me. So, to answer your question, in the event you choose to give me the time of day, which is not something I deserve but am very much hoping for, I will continue to be who I am expected to be." She was still trying to wrap her head around the fact that not only did his friends apparently know of his attraction (was that even the right word?) to her, but his fucking mother did too when she saw those eyes of his flick up and over her shoulder before returning to hers. "But I will also choose to be exactly who I want to be. Company's coming. You'll be hearing from me, Granger." With that loaded statement hanging between them, he winked before turning on his heel - leaving her standing in the hallway, staring dumbly after him.