Emma laughed, tilting her head back and then twisting it to follow him round, "Me? Have evil professors? Not a chance, and even my bosses are very nice."
She nudged the plate of cookies towards him, "Have a cookie you didn't have to make, and speaking of, I thought your bosses must have cooked you and served you up to the customers since I've not seen you for what? Nearly three weeks?" She shook her head, "So glad I was wrong about that one... the cooking thing at any rate. How come you're not at work already today?"