Jenna gaped at Bryce after that comment. What on earth was he talking about? "…I don't follow."
He shrugged casually but there was sadness mixed with vulnerability in his eyes. "I've always been painfully shy. I suppose having an excuse to kiss you helped me overcome that for a little while so I could tease you as if we were friends.
"I noticed you respond well to your brothers' teasing so I figured I should give it a shot. I think it worked too. You were acting more like your normal self with me today than you have in the past month combined."
She had no idea how to respond to that. It took her a minute to even be able to compute it.
Bryce had noticed how she normally acted. He purposely tried to provoke her in a way that would make her respond like she would to someone she was comfortable with. He must…really want them to be friends.