"Oh, no," Veronica protested, though she couldn't help smiling, hand pressed to his, "that just makes you more suspicious. The innocent ones usually have something to hide." Everyone had something to hide, but for all her exploits and mishaps, it was starting to seem like there wasn't much she'd have trouble telling him. What he had to hide was a different question, but she couldn't even work up any real suspicion right then, standing up a little straighter, a little nearer.