Ronan wanted to strangle her? He looked over at his partner then back to Nicky. "You don't get along?" he asked casually, taking another sip.
"How long did you stay?" he asked, before almost rolling his eyes at her next comment. "Do you have an issue with your intelligence being questioned?" he asked. "Because I don't remember questioning it in the first place, unless thinking you might be a musician was some horrible insult I wasn't aware of. I also don't know when recently is, for all I know you could have returned two days ago or even yesterday and not have time to look yet."
He shrugged. "No offence, but you could consider not assuming that everything said is an insult. It makes getting to know you easier, and since you're a friend of Ben's I'd say we're likely to meet again. Especially if you work at the Ministry."