It's so easy with her. That's what strikes him. Easy to flirt and tease, easy to bring that smile out of her. No drama, no baggage. At least, not on his end. He still needs to find out about hers. But every signal he's reading so far is good.

Good enough to remind him why he'd been so into her in the first place.

He's leaning against the elevator wall, but when she talks about breakfast, he comes closer.

"I did watch. And you know what, I'm not half bad. You should come there with me. Drinks'll be on me, I think I owe you by now."

And you know, if that leads to him having drinks with Maria Deluca, who is he to complain?