Tiernay strides neatly between Nathan and Mike, brushing Mike's hand in a quick, discreet touch that might be passed off as accidental along the way, and comes to a halt not directly between them, but almost, ever so slightly in front of Mike, mostly off to the side. Which does have the drawback of making it obvious how short she is, but nothing was going to hide that. "I think you'd better let it stand as a misunderstanding, sir," she tells Nathan, polite smile never wavering. "They're pretty easy to clean up." She flicks a slightly brighter look to Arthur. "Isn't that so?"