"Rude?" Ell needed no explanation for the way Laura was sorting her thoughts; it was something she did herself at times, although she wasn't going to help Laura figure Mircalla out much. "Didn't anyone ever tell you it was extremely rude to jump into a girl's dreams uninvited? And there's no requirement to receive guests who've broken in? Especially when they left the place a mess first. You weren't forced to come here."

Ell's smirk was wicked. "And if you think sex with you should be compared with a nightmare then you said it. Not me."