As he himself said, Crane was a mess. Ruth watched with her head lightly tilted. She listened to his mutterings and then....

Her jaw dropped while the corners of her mouth turned up. She covered her mouth with her hand, but something between a gasp, a snort, and a laugh still escaped it. She felt bad, but she also continued to cover her mouth so he wouldn't see her the shock and glee. "Lory..." No way! "You tried to... With Lory?" she asked, as if she still needed him to confirm it before she could believe it. "I can't believe she did that to you..." She gave him a surprised look. "What did you do to 'er?"