<em>Not at all how I wanted this to go, but....</em><br/><br/>"Uh, thanks." He allowed her to lead him to a seat while she went in to dial the phone. Mike was never going to let him hear the end of it. Hell, he was never going to let himself live this down. I mean, here he was trying to impress a bookworm with a macho display! Wow, he WAS out of practice.<br/><br/>He couldn't help it; he started to laugh. Lightly at first, but then it turned into full belly chuckles.