It was almost a relief in a sense when she moved away a little. There was no need to get totally dumb over all of this. He just needed to... Keep his cool. Besides, right now at least, he was also trying to help his Ma, and making a fool out of himself in her shop seemed like the worst thing to do in the world. There was no doubt he'd get an earful from her about why did his mouth have to be so dumb when the rest of him was so smart if he started messing up with girls, potentially, right in front of her. If she was peeking from the back room... A quick glance was given over his shoulder. Thankfully, no one seemed to be hiding behind a cracked door. With how she'd been starting to ride his case about marriage and granbabies, sometimes he had to wonder if he wasn't going to have a wedding sprung on him someday.
"Yeah?" The question was a bit smug as he couldn't help but watch her in the mirror. Honestly, the necklace did look pretty good, and how it sat, well... He wasn't about to complain. Especially, when she turned around and gestured to her chest... Wait, the pendant, right, then pendant.
"I think even the EKP couldn't write a ticket that fine."