"In the works," he said with an easy smile, but he couldn't resist one more tease. "Lynch?" He gasped with an exaggerated pout. "Not me?" He paused, and his grin turned mischievous. "Not Wood? Spinnet, I'm shocked!!"
He nodded as she replied to his other question, still watching her carefully. He just knew that there was something she wasn't telling him, but he didn't want to push her - the middle of the shop was hardly a place for a private conversation anyway. And from the way that Alicia was talking, George could hazard a pretty decent guess as to what kind of 'rough' time the friend had just had. "Alright," he said softly, "but if you need anything else...anything, just let Fred or me know, yeah?"