Niles looked down at the sleepy little girl and recognized her as Charlie and Deacon's. He gave her a gentle smile. "Hi sweetheart," he said, automatically using the voice that he reserved for scared kittens and women in general to keep them from crying on him.
"And another sweetheart," he said, looking up at Andy and winking at her as his grin turned more Niles-like. "How's my girl? No one's interrupting me. I came to see the ship and enjoy the last of the decent bikini weather. Sweater season sure is long," he said with a woeful sigh.