Kaiden glanced up at Lia for a moment before darting his eyes away.
[i]I shouldn't be not hating her but...[/i]
He looked back up a Lia. He never looked at her eye to eye before. 
[i]She does have nice eyes.[/i]
"You ok?" asked Mal.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he said quickly before finishing his iced coffee.