He laughs too. "My suits are nice, but I don't know if they're that nice." When she mentions the cane syrup, he's glad he dressed down.
Malcolm struggles with trust too, but he's not so worried about it when it comes to something like this. Granted, Maria could lead him out somewhere and hurt him, but he doesn't think that's going to happen. He doesn't read her that way.
"You're right," he agrees with a shrug. "At least they we would have had a snack. Not that we can't just pick something off a tree. Have you happened to see any lollipops by any chance?"