John nodded his head. "Thank you, Teagan. I tried and I'm glad that is was noticed," he said sincerely. She seemed sincere in her praise of him and he had no reason to believe that she wasn't telling the truth or wasn't being honest with him. She wouldn't say these things just to make him happy.
He stuck his tongue out at her when she said that she didn't need his permission. She could be such a brat. "Can't you just accept a compliment?" he asked with a laugh.
He laughed and shook his head. "Alright, I will tell you when it's not okay. This is okay. Okay?"