"There's no comparison between you and Padma in my opinion. You win, hands down, forever and ever. She was always kind of snooty towards me. I think she thought I was a bit of an idiot. Which, you know, never really made me like her all that much. But you humour me." He gave her a dazzling smile, hoping it would cheer her up. He really hadn't meant to hurt her feelings at all.
He raised an eyebrow at her comment, and then gave her a bit of a smirk.
"And what would that be? A broach? A life-time supply of tea? A small, annoying dog?"