"Guilty," he admitted, nudging her in return before taking another drink and looking around. "It wouldn't be the same if you didn't say it, anyway."
Considering what happened, he was glad she hadn't gone to that speaking engagement with him. She would have been injured, or dead. And he would have never forgiven himself. Thankfully, she pulled out The Strange Policy card to get out of it. Or to back away from his ego. Likely both things.