He laughed and shook his head at her referencing the Man Constitution. She knew exactly how to push his buttons - well the ones that got him laughing like a fool. He didn't mind at all. She was more than welcome to have that power over him.
She looked incredibly kissable just then with her brows raised. As a compromise he lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it. "Are you asking me to sleep on the foot of your bed like a big guard dog?" Softly he growled and smiled at her a bit self-consciously. He was half teasing and half fishing for her to say plainly what she wanted. He didn't want to assume or give her the wrong impression.