[ Leone could feel himself blushing, and wished desperately that he had bothered to do more than just fill in his eyebrows before coming to work - foundation would have hidden the redness. As it was, he hoped that the dim half-light would be enough to keep Bruno from noticing. ]

Yeah - I couldn't pull off most of those clothes, but it's nice to look sometimes.

[ There was an edge of defensiveness in his voice - he'd been teased about it a few times on the force, when other officers caught him reading on his break. Never outright cruel, really, but not understanding, either. ]