Re: Hotel Lobby
His frown shifted easily and quickly into a smile at the rather backhanded compliment. Doubtless she didn't intend it as a compliment but rather as an observation of fact. He chose to take it as the former. "Thank you, poppet, I do try." On occasion. Sometimes. For people who mattered. Daryl mattered more than most, regardless of what she thought.
He thought he'd drive his previous point home a bit more. "You're still lovely this evening," he told her mildly, hoping it would nettle a response out of her.