"You really think he's going to let you be reduced just to the flower girl, boss?" He replied, smile tilting before he added: "Takes more than that to spook me these days. But I appreciate the consideration."

He finally took a step back, giving her elbows one last squeeze before he let go, picking up her glass to take a quick sip of the lemonade himself and handing it back to her before he could get swatted, "Kid knows what she's doing, and if she's making it up as she goes along, she's doing good at that, too."