In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, but (alla).

a graded road

Oh no! Not a shithead! What's next fucknugget? You two are mature! Try being more creative next time.

Beneath was a Victoria’s Secret catalog, and the Rolling Stone with Demi Moore naked on the cover. […] […] She told him her Victoria’s Secret things were in the bottom drawer, to save him the trouble of searching for them.