She was infectious. It was so easy to fall in beside Penny and as awkward as he predicted this might be? Not even close. She just made everything a little simpler. It was refreshing. He returned her grin and nodded. "I'm fairly certain I'm not the type of bloke to turn down a request with beautiful woman," he said. His hand absently went to the small of her back, not really even thinking about his actions, and led her in the direction of Fortescue's. "Besides. I think you've already talked yourself into it."
Realizing where his hand had gone, he let it fall to his side once they were inside and slid his hands into his pockets. He was half afraid he'd do something mental. Like try to hold her bloody hand. He mentally rolled his eyes. It was ridiculous, really. To be so attracted to a bird he considered a friend. One he actually liked and didn't want to fuck things up with. Their dynamic was different and he liked that.
"What's it going to be, Clearwater?" he asked, raising a brow. "Personally, I think the Pumpkin is brilliant with a bit of caramel."