"He is pretty cute, isn't he?" Beverly agrees, with a friendly, casual sort of objectiveness, stating a fact that she has no real stake in herself. She loves Eddie dearly — loves all the Losers, really — but she's never thought about him in anything other than a platonic sense, even before he told her he liked boys. Still, it's not difficult at all to see why Jamie would think that. For that matter, she could say the same about him, too, all the more reason to think that it could be a really good thing if anything does come of this crush of Jamie's. It's hard not to be protective, just a little, but she likes Jamie enough for that not to be so much of a concern.

Teasing, she adds, "Well, you know, if you need someone to put in a good word for you..."