Head in the fridge and filling bags, it took Gideon a moment to recognize the intent behind her tone. "Hmm? Yeah," he said, packing the salmon in with the pasta.
Then the way she'd said it clicked in his head, making him straighten up and stare at Lucy. "What? No, not like that? She's a friend is all!" He wasn't sure why he was defending that so strongly. After all, it wasn't like he'd mind. Maybe it was that Roxanne was awfully reserved, or maybe it was that Lucy would tease them endlessly, but he didn't want Roxanne's cousin getting the wrong idea.