"Oh, really? I haven't noticed." He struggled to maintain a calm facade.

Violet retorted with a touch of annoyance, "Of course, you haven't!"

"When was the last time you dug out those childhood photos I took of you and looked at them?

"I bet you don't even remember what you looked like as a child."

This was actually true.

Violet remembered something else and asked, "Oh, by the way, is Lari coming over later?"

"She probably won't. How about you give her a call?" He lowered his head in tho