He looked at her now. "That's what the guys in my unit said...til I knocked out 3 of them with nothing more than a puffed up cheek and a few scrapes." he said with a chuckle. "Boys will be boys if you get my meaning, I acted in self defense." he added, he didn't want to admit he had provoked them back. "So do you....have a boyfriend?" he asked casually, he mentally kicked himself, thinking he had come off as a lonely high school kid.