Kathleen asked R. Cooper:

I re-read Butterbean and the Pretty Princess today and I was wondering if you ever considered writing about Eli and Reilly again?

R. Cooper Hi!
You know, not really. It's not that I wouldn't enjoy their particular transition from friends and roommates to more, because I would. But no one really seemed too interested in those two for whatever reason. I don't know why. Reilly has to learn how to play house, which I think he genuinely wants to do, but also still enjoys being the cool, pretty guy a lot. (He enjoys Eli and their life more, but realizing that and living it... well...)
And then there is Eli. Who takes chances but... very careful chances. He does what he wants on his terms, but he feels his way there first. And he has to settle things with his mother.
Someone mentioned that first dinner between the two of them, and I think that would be perfect. I mean, they don't even know where they stand, but they automatically stand for each other. Eli might not come out for himself, but he would come out in defense of Reilly/their home or to make Reilly feel better.
Although honesty, if his mother can't take one look at their cozy little shared life (and Eli delighting in cooking for him and Reilly equally delighted to come home to him and dumb boring things like TV and cats and dishes) then she is stupid. Because they are family in their bones.
...I don't think I am entirely helpful at this answering questions thing.

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