Mary laughs softly, "Funny you should say that. I have a friend who drew a portrait for me. Like I said, there are quite a few people who mistake me for a child... but Gerry made it look like... the real me."

Beat. ('Wait, does it sound too much like I'm crushing on him? Shit.')

"Gerry's boyfriend Cecil is the one who organized the community soup pot."

Heaven knows that Mary doesn't want to start any weird gossip about herself. She had enough of that at home!