<div style="text-align: justify;">Victoria couldn’t help but laugh when Salvador said he wasn’t the kind to jump in bed with any girl. She wasn’t laughing because she didn’t believe him. She did feel that Salvador was the kind of man who would want to have at least a few dates before jumping in bed with a woman. It was his strong Southern accent, allied with the idea of them both going on a date, that made her laugh. Rolling her eyes, Victoria finally conceded and stepped forward for a hug. <span style="font-style: italic">‘He’s just like a big teddy bear’</span>, she thought to herself with a smirk. Of course, he was a teddy bear who could be deadly, but still, a lovable teddy bear.<br/><br/>“All right, you big softy”, she murmured, giving her old friend a hug. “Admit it, you had been wanting one too”, Victoria teased. <br/><br/>His joke about her cooking made Victoria laugh again and pinch Salvador’s arm. “What, I’m not THAT bad!”, she protested, trying to sound serious. “How do you think food makes its way to the table? It doesn’t cook itself, ya know!”. Despite her protest, Victoria wasn’t upset or mad at Salvador. She just liked bickering with him.<br/><br/>“OK, you can let me go now”, she announced after a few moments, before things could get awkward. “I really need to go to bed and try for some sleep”.</div>