11:13am - Open
"Great," Robbie smiled more broadly than before, "After lunch work for you? We could do it outdoors so as to enjoy the weather while it lasts." And also so that they wouldn't destroy anything inside or be constantly interrupted.
Even if he hadn't meant to flatter her, Robbie would've been happy that he had done so. There was nothing wrong with getting to know someone new, especially if that someone was a girl. Most of his mates were boys, after all and the few girls he did hang around with might as well be boys (Wilda, for example).