"No, I get you," Jules assures him, laughing warmly. It's not what she's telling him, but there is still an appropriate comparison there. The body she was born with has no bearing on what her gender is, but even without bringing identity into it, there are plenty of people for whom the physical mechanics do affect attraction and interest. She isn't generally one of them, but she wouldn't have held it against him if he were, since he still seems totally accepting of what she's told him about herself. That's the part that really counts.

If anything, it kind of helps knowing that he's hooked up with guys before. Had a thing isn't much to go on, but maybe he won't be totally clueless if they do take this back to his place later.

"And don't worry, I wouldn't have thought you were," she adds, swaying sideways to nudge his shoulder with her own. "Definitely would not have said yes to going out with you otherwise."