Equivalent exchange was one of the principles Archie lived by and he would be more than happy to apply it to a work relationship with Ms Olivia Leonard should that be in their future. As for ulterior motives - well, weren't they part of the so-called human nature?
A smile graced his lips when her answer wasn't 'no'. "That would be wonderful." Fishing a business card and a pen out of the inside pocket of his jacket, he wrote down the number that would connect her directly to him and slid it across the small space between them.
"Whenever it please you," he said, covering her hand with his, leaning in to brush one of those air-kisses against the old-young-woman's cheek, and slid off the stool. "And then perhaps we can talk some more."