The way she kept looking at him like he was mad every time he wondered at the things she found new--like the pyramids, and dandelions, and now snails, things Jess had never thought twice about in his childhood--was a little annoying, mostly because it was the same kind of arched brow look his twin would give him. And with relish.

Jess hadn't learned how to lift just the one eyebrow; Brendan had to know it got on Jess' nerves and would quirk his eyebrow during an argument just to be a pain in the arse. He had a feeling Raven would do the same if she knew--with luck, she never would.

"You're in for a treat in the great outdoors." Teasing her about her space alien heritage would guarantee another argument, and they have better things to do. He followed close behind her, making a sharp turn toward the kitchen. "Snails take their sweet time. You can see the appeal in using them to describe someone going slow."

Oh, he was still willing to tease her, just not about her ignorance of snails.