"So how long have you been in the Night Parade?" Brian asked, his fingers stroking hers lightly.  "Or have you been in it your entire life?"  Brian didn't know what to say, much less what to do in a situation like this.  He hadn't had many girlfriends in his life, and the few he'd had they'd done little more than serious make out and a bit of groping, really.  "I don't know how to talk about these things easily.  I'm sorry."  His own cheeks lit up in a blush, his eyes turning away from her to look at the floor.  All thoughts of his sister were gone as he sat here with Jen.