"It has, hasn't it?" He gave her a sympathetic smile as he led her towards his car. "So what do you want to drink, then?"
And at her question, he couldn't help laughing slightly. "Johanna's one of the social services women they were talking about calling in to take care of your case. She's usually a pretty good threat to use against people. Amazing woman, really she is. Fierce and protective and throws down for whoever needs it. I adore her, she's one of my friend Maria's best friends here. But she's also highly terrifying if you cross her."